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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 934
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The North-China Desk Hong List
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 934
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New frontiers
Author: Robert BickersPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526119749
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
In the new world order mapped out by Japanese and Western imperialism in East Asia after the mid-nineteenth century opium wars, communities of merchants and settlers took root in China and Korea. New identities were constructed, new modes of collaboration formed and new boundaries between the indigenous and foreign communities were literally and figuratively established. Newly available in paperback, this pioneering and comparative study of Western and Japanese imperialism examines European, American and Japanese communities in China and Korea, and challenges received notions of agency and collaboration by also looking at the roles in China of British and Japanese colonial subjects from Korea, Taiwan and India, and at Chinese Christians and White Russian refugees. This volume will be of interest to students and scholars of the history and anthropology of imperialism, colonialism’s culture and East Asian history, as well as contemporary Asian affairs.
The Worlds First SWAT Team
Author: Leroy ThompsonPublisher: Frontline Books
ISBN: 1848326041
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
In turbulent Shanghai in the years between the World Wars, the International Settlement was a mercantile powerhouse that faced unrest from Communist labor unions, criminal gangs, spies, political agitators, armed kidnappers and assassins. Adjoining the Settlement were the French Concession and the Chinese city, both hotbeds of intrigue and crime themselves. Called the most sinful in the world, the Settlement relied on its police: the Shanghai Municipal Police, one of the most advanced forces in the world. After an incident in 1926 when the police fired upon demonstrators, which resulted in unrest and strikes, W. E. Fairbairn was charged with forming a specialized unit to deal with riots and armed encounters. The resulting Reserve Unit became the prototype for future SWAT teams, as it developed tactics for using snipers in barricade and hostage incidents, techniques for use of the submachine gun during raids, hostage rescue tactics, aggressive riot-dispersal tactics and various other tactical innovations. Out of the experiences of the unit came many of the techniques later taught by W. E. Fairbairn, E. A. Sykes, Pat O'Neill and others to the Commandos, Rangers, SOE, OSS, 1st Special Service Force and other Second World War elite units. Those same techniques still resonate today with special forces and police tactical units.
The North-China Herald & Supreme Court & Consular Gazette
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Languages : en
Pages : 990
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The North-China Herald and Supreme Court & Consular Gazette
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Category : Shanghai (China)
Languages : en
Pages : 1010
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The Far Eastern Review, Engineering, Finance, Commerce
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 664
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The Far-Eastern Review
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Category : East Asia
Languages : en
Pages : 936
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Millard's Review of the Far East
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 584
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Vol. 34 includes "Special tariff conference issue" Nov. 6, 1925.
The Comacrib Directory of China
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Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 2026
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The Directory and Chronicle for China, Japan, Corea, Indo-China, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Netherlands India, Borneo, the Philippines, and Etc
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Pages : 1860
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