{"product_id":"9781350213562","title":"Gunboats, Empire and the China Station The Royal Navy in 1920s East Asia","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGunboats, Empire and the China Station\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Royal Navy in 1920s East Asia\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMatthew Heaslip\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistory \/ Military \/ Naval\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining Britain's imperial outposts in 1920s East Asia, this book explores the changes and challenges affecting the Royal Navy's third largest fleet, the China Station, as its crews fought to hold back the changing tides of fortune.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBridging the gap between high level naval strategy and everyday imperial culture, Heaslip highlights the importance of the China Station to the British imperial system, foreign policy and East Asian geopolitics, while also revealing the lived experiences of these imperial outposts. Following their immersion into a new world and the challenges they encountered along the way, it considers how its naval officers were perceived by the Chinese populations of the ports they visited, how the two communities interacted and what this meant at a time of 'peace'. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAgainst the changing nature of Britain's informal empire in the 1920s, \u003ci\u003eGunboats, Empire and the China Station\u003c\/i\u003e highlights the complex nature of naval operations in-between major conflicts, and calls into question how peaceful this peacetime truly was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMatthew Heaslip\u003c\/b\u003e is Lecturer in Naval History at the University of Portsmouth, UK.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 April 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350213562\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e316\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e15.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333208375436,"sku":"9781350213562","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_eadc203e-2c2a-4244-8f7c-ef5234f1a7b6.jpg?v=1783609138","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350213562","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}