New Books in Asian History from Hong Kong University Press

New Books from Hong Kong University Press  MORE TITLES FROM HONG KONG UNIVERSITY PRESS China's Foreign Places  The Foreign Presence in China in the Treaty Port Era, 1840-1943 Robert Nield During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the imperial powers -- principally Britain, the United States, Russia, France, Germany and Japan -- signed treaties with China to secure trading, residence and other rights in cities on the coast, along important rivers, and in remote places further inland.  Robert Nield provides a historical account of the hundred or more major foreign settlements that appeared in China during the period 1840 to 1943. In addition to discussions of treaty ports, large and small, the book also includes colonies, leased territories, resorts and illicit centers of trade. Nield's work provides a fascinating account of the people, institutions and businesses that inhabited China's treaty port world.   $70.00 $49.00 | Cloth | 400 pages | 82 color, 70 b&w | £48.50   USE COUPON CODE "EMAIL" AND SAVE 30% The Golden Ghetto The American Commercial Community at Canton and the Shaping of American China Policy, 1784-1844 Jacques M. Downs; With a new introduction by Frederic D. Grant Jr. Before the opening of the treaty ports in the 1840s, Canton was the only Chinese port where foreign merchants were allowed to trade. The Golden Ghetto takes us into the world of one of this city's most important foreign communities --the American's-- during the decades between the American Revolution of 1776 and the signing of the Sino-US Treaty of Wanghia in 1844. Downs provides an explanation of the Canton commercial setting and of the role of American merchants. $69.00 $48.30 | Cloth | 504 pages | 66 illus. | £47.50   USE COUPON CODE "EMAIL" AND SAVE 30% From Warhorses to Ploughshares The Later Tang Reign of Emperor Mingzong Richard L. Davis Mingzong, whoe ruled from 926-933, was the most illustrious emperor of the Five Dynasties, and one of the most admired of China's middle period. Mingzong's brief reign has been heralded by historians as the "Small Repose" -- a happy convergence of peace and prosperity. He marshaled a cluster of eminently able courtiers, men who balanced Confucian charity and military discipline. These years were marked by trade with bordering states, frenzied diplomatic activity, and a succession of defections from states to the north. Mingzong wisely eschewed military conflict and introduced radical economic reforms that included deregulation of traditional monopolies and timely changes to the tributary system. Drawing extensively on primary sources, including Mingzong's correspondence with his officials, this political and cultural biography brings to life a charismatic emperor who was held up as a model ruler by succeeding generations. $60.00 $42.00 | Cloth | 350 pages | £41.50   USE COUPON CODE "EMAIL" AND SAVE 30% STAY CONNECTED

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