Treaty Ports in Modern China: Law, Land, and Power

"This book presents a wide range of new research on the Chinese treaty ports the key strategic places on Chinas coast where in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries various foreign powers controlled, through "unequal treaties", whole cities or parts of cities, outside the jurisdiction of the Chinese authorities. Topics covered include land and how it was acquired, the flow of people, good and information, specific individuals and families who typify life in the treaty ports, and technical advances, exploration, and innovation in government" Provided by publisher. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of illustrations List of contributors Acknowledgments Introduction: law, land and power: treaty ports and concessions in modern China The rise and fall of ‘Suidi’, an archetypal treaty port Understanding treaty ports Treaty ports as a subject of research Notes References 1. Extraterritoriality in China: what we know and what we don’t know Genealogies of extraterritoriality: where did it come from? Who wrote about extraterritoriality? Dissenting Western voices on extraterritoriality Outcomes of extraterritoriality: what happened to the cases and how do we know? Some conclusions Notes References 2. Who ran the treaty ports? A study of the Shanghai Municipal Council Gaining positions of power Sharing power Council members Municipal personnel Conclusion Notes References 3. The land system of the Shanghai International Settlement: the rise and fall of the Hardoon family, 1874–1956 Notes References 4. Problems of circulation in the treaty port system Commercial circulation under the transit press Diagnosing and the solving the transit pass problem The problematic Qing Governing strategies and treaty revision negotiations, 1868–9 Conclusion Notes References 5. Treaty ports as shipping infrastructure The treaty port transport network Treaty ports and shipping facilities, 1895–1911 and beyond Notes References 6. River conservancy and state building in treaty port China Natural disasters Boxers and the Tianjin Provisional Government Work begins Breaking the ice Conflicts in regional and local society From dynasty to republic Conclusion Notes References 7. Interport printing enterprise: Macanese printing networks in Chinese treaty ports Forgotten Macanese and Eurasians Canton and Macao Macanese printer diaspora and networks Printing as a profession The foreign-language press Book printing, publishing, and distribution Conclusion Notes References 8. The global entanglements of a marginal man in treaty port Xiamen Introduction Ways of approaching land, sea, and ports Theodore St Julian Hugh Edwards: basic biographical facts Consular jobs, conflicted citizenship Conclusions Notes References 9. ‘Throwing light on natural laws’: meteorology on the China coast, 1869–1912 A meteorological service for China The Zikawei and Hong Kong Observatories Conclusion Notes References 10. From Terra incognita to Garden of Eden: unveiling the prehistoric life of China and Central Asia, 1900–30 Introduction Dragon bones: from Shanghai to Munich The Geological Society of China and the dispersal of primates from Asia Metropolitan authorities and Asiatic expeditions Conclusion Notes References 11. The French Concession in Hankou 1938–43: the life and death of a solitary enclave in an occupied city Introduction The year 1938 in Wuhan Refugees A closed territory The cut off of public services and supplies Circulation between the concession and the Japanese occupied city Anti-Japanese activity and Japanese police in the concession New municipal administration The post-1940 collaboration context Economic decline and everyday life Wartime internal management and administration The retrocession Conclusion Notes References 12. The Communists and the Kailuan mines: eliminating the legacies of the treaty ports The Kailuan Mines, 1878–1949 The dismantling of the treaty port system, 1927–49 CCP policy towards foreign businesses A helping hand or increasing control? The situation on the ground Liu Shaoqi visits the KMA The end of British ownership The KMA model and Shanghai Conclusion Notes References Index Introduction : law, land and power : treaty ports and concessions in modern China / Robert Bickers and Isabbella Jackson -- Extraterritoriality in China : what we know and what we don't know / Pèar Cassel -- Who ran the treaty ports? A study of the Shanghai municipal council / Isabella Jackson -- The land system of the Shanghai international settlement : the rise and fall of the Hardoon family, 1874-1956 / Chiara Betta -- Problems of circulation in the treaty port system / Stacie Kent -- Treaty ports as shipping infrastructure / Anne Reinhardt -- River conservancy and state building in treaty port China / Shirley Ye -- Interport printing enterprise : Macanese printing networks in Chinese treaty ports / Hoi-To Wong -- The global entanglements of a marginal man in treaty port Xiamen / Douglas Fix -- 'Throwing light on natural laws' : meteorology on the China coast, 1869-1912 / Robert Bickers -- From Terra incognita to Garden of Eden : unveiling the prehistoric life of China and Central Asia, 1900-30 / Chris Manias -- The French concession in Hankou 1938-43 : the life and death of a solitary enclave in an occupied city / Dorothâee Rihal -- The communists and the Kailuan mines : eliminating the legacies of the treaty ports / Jonathan J. Howlett