British Admirals and Chinese Pirates, 1832-1869

Taylor & Francis

British Admirals and Chinese Pirates, 1832-1869Author(s): Grace Fox\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138544574, 978-1138544574\nSynopsis\nThis study, first published in 1940, examines in detail the suppression of piracy in China. From a starting point of the considering the influence of the Admiralty on the development of British foreign policy in the nineteenth century, it studies the actions of the China Station and in particular its undertakings to suppress piracy in the Far East.