For China and the World: Robert Hart

Robert A Bickers; Jeremy Routledge

For China and the World: Robert Hart

Robert A Bickers (Producer), Jeremy Routledge (Producer)

Department of History (Historical Studies)

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Abstract

Irishman Sir Robert Hart was the Inspector General of China’s Imperial Maritime Customs from 1863 to 1911. An employee of China’s ruling Qing dynasty, he played a crucial role in the economic development of the country and in its interaction with foreign powers. He was, professionally, a man who bridged two worlds, British and Chinese, and he also did so privately. Hart had two families: his wife Hester and their three children, but also, from an earlier relationship with a Chinese woman, Ayao, three children whom Hart had educated in Britain. For China and The World explores the personal and political conflicts that motivated one of the most important foreign figures in Chinese history.

“If you want to understand the British story in China, you have to understand Robert Hart's contribution”

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Bristol
Publisher	British Inter-university China Centre
Edition	1st
Media of output	DVD
Size	31 mins
Publication status	Published - 29 Mar 2014
Event	For China and the World: English premiere - British Academy, London, United Kingdom Duration: 12 Jun 2014 → 12 Jun 2014

Keywords

Robert Hart
China
British Inter-university China Centre
Modern Chinese History
Chinese Maritime Customs Service

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Persistent link

1 Web publication/site

Historical Photographs of China
Bickers, R. A., Carstairs, J. (Photographer), Smith, P. (Developer) & Boere, P. (Developer), 16 Jan 2017
Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site

Open Access

2 Finished

British Inter-university China Centre Phase 2
Bickers, R. (Principal Investigator)
13/02/12 → 12/08/14
Project: Research
THE HISTORY OF THE CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS SERVICE, 1854-1949
Bickers, R. (Principal Investigator)
1/10/03 → 1/01/08
Project: Research

1 Participation in conference

Annual Meeting, Association for Asian Studies
Bickers, R. (Participant)
28 Mar 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference

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For China and the World: Robert Hart

Abstract

Keywords

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Research output

Historical Photographs of China

Projects

British Inter-university China Centre Phase 2

THE HISTORY OF THE CHINESE MARITIME CUSTOMS SERVICE, 1854-1949

Activities

Annual Meeting, Association for Asian Studies

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