| Author | Smith, Richard J. (Richard Joseph), 1944- |
| Place | Taibei Shi 臺北市 |
| Publisher | Southern Materials Center |
| Collection | Ricci Institute Library [ASCC] |
| Edition | |
| Language | English |
| Type | Book |
| Series | KTO studies in American history |
| Shelf | Dir. Office Gallery North |
| Call Number | UA838.C4 S54 1979 |
| Description | xxiii, 271 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Note | Mercenaries and Mandarins : the Ever-Victorious Army in nineteenth century China / Richard J. Smith ; foreword by John K. Fairbank. Reprint. Originally published: Millwood, N.Y. : KTO Press, 1978. This ed. not in OCLC. Based on the author's thesis, University of California at Davis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-253) and index. Foreword -- Preface -- Introduction -- The Setting: Rebellion at the Crossroads p. 3 -- The Shanghai Foreign-Arms Corps p. 24 -- The Politics of Intervention (a) p. 41 -- The Politics of Intervention (b) p. 63 -- The Structure of the Ever-Victorious Army p. 81 -- The Ever-Victorious Army in Transition p. 107 -- The Ever-Victorious Army under Gordon p. 123 -- Chinese Gordon: the Foreigner in LI Hung-Chang's Service p. 150 -- The Ever-Victorious Army in Perspective p. 177 -- Bibliography p. 245 -- Glossary for Chinese and Japanese Sources p. 255 -- Glossary p. 257 -- Index. |
