
Reaching back to the arrival of the British in the 1780s, 'Britain, China, and Colonial Australia' explores the early history of Australian engagement with China and traces the development of colonial Australia into an important point of contact between the British and Chinese Empires.
This work investigates how colonial Australia functioned as a critical geopolitical and economic nexus between the British and Chinese Empires from the late eighteenth century onward. Benjamin Mountford, a historian specializing in global and imperial history, utilizes archival records and diplomatic correspondence to reconstruct the early interactions between these three powers. The book argues that Australia was not merely a peripheral colony but a significant site where imperial interests, trade networks, and migration policies intersected to shape broader Pacific relations.
What You Will Find
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Historians recognize this work as a significant contribution to the study of colonial Australia's role in global imperial networks. Scholars frequently cite the book for its ability to synthesize complex diplomatic history into a coherent narrative of Pacific engagement.
Page Count:
297
Publication Date:
2016-01-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0191831840
ISBN-13:
9780191831843
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