“Family of nations” is a figurative term originally applied to the Western European states signing the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648, a group characterized by its continued expansion beyond Western Europe. In this international context, Immanuel Hsü studies China’s emergence from political isolation, discussing, in historical sequence, the forcible establishment of foreign legations in Peking; the introduction of international law into China; and the establishment of Chinese legations abroad.
Author(s): Immanuel C. Y. Hsü
Series: Harvard East Asian Series
Edition: 1
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Year: 1960
Language: English
Commentary: A complete version
Pages: 255 [313]
Tags: China; International Law; International Legal History
Cover
Title
Copyright
Foreword
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1. Prologue: The Meeting of the Western and Eastern Families of Nations
PART I. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FOREIGN LEGATIONS IN CHINA 1858–1861
CHAPTER 2. The Resident Minister Issue: The Diplomatic Prelude
CHAPTER 3. The Tientsin Negotiations
CHAPTER 4. The Shanghai Tariff Conference
CHAPTER 5. Personality and Diplomacy: A Study in Leadership
CHAPTER 6. The Resident Minister Issue after Taku
CHAPTER 7. The Ideological Issue: Diplomatic Representation vs. T’i-chih
PART II. THE INTRODUCTION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 1862–1874
CHAPTER 8. The Translation of International Law into Chinese
CHAPTER 9. Success and Failure: China's Limited Application of International Law
PART III. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PERMANENT CHINESE LEGATIONS ABROAD
CHAPTER 10. Early Approaches to the Problem
CHAPTER 11. The Envoy Question as a National Issue, 1867–1876
CHAPTER 12. Legations Abroad as Permanent Institutions
CHAPTER 13. Epilogue: The Imperial Chinese Tradition in the Modern World
APPENDIXES
Appendix A: Major Foreign Diplomatic Representatives in China during the Nineteenth Century
Appendix Β : Chinese Diplomatic Representatives in Major Foreign Countries during the Nineteenth Century
Appendix C: Funds Supplied to Chinese Legations in Major Foreign Countries
Appendix D: Expenditures of Chinese Legations in Major Foreign Countries
NOTES. INDEX
ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE NOTES
NOTES
Index
REFERENCE MATTER
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GLOSSARY
