Canton days : British life and death in China / John M. Carroll.

Author: Carroll, John M. (John Mark), 1961- author.

ImprintLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]

Descriptionxi, 346 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Note:The place, the system, and the people -- Communities and personalities -- Life and work -- Outlets -- Commemorations and institutions -- Factories, fear, and fire -- Robert Morrison's Life in China -- Dying in China.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-333) and index.

Note:"The first comprehensive history of the British community in China from the mid-1700s to the end of the Opium War in 1842, this book challenges common assumptions about the British presence in China."-- Provided by publisher.

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