Mediating Empire

Andrew Hillier, edited by Robert S.G. Fletcher and Tehyun Ma.

• Plate section faces page Editors’ Preface Acknowledgments / Use of Names List of Illustrations List of Abbreviations Hillier Family Tree Medhurst Family Tree Map of Principal Locations of the Hillier and Medhurst Families, 1817–1927 Map of the Chinese Railway network, 1909 Introduction: Family, China and the British World Part 1: 1817– Chapter 1 Preparing for Entry Chapter 2 Opening the Treaty Ports Chapter 3 Colonising Hong Kong Chapter 4 Strong Wives Part 2: 1857– Chapter 5 Early Influences, Early Careers Chapter 6 The New Imperialism Chapter 7 Intimate Empire Chapter 8 Reform and Revolution, War and Withdrawal Chapter 9 Conclusion Time-line Bibliography Index