32141 20567 EAST ASIAN HISTORICAL MONOGRAPHS 下f1 The Diplomacy of Imperial Retreat General Editor.WANG GUNGWU Britain's South China Policy,1924-1931 The East Asian Historical Monographs series commenced publication in the late 1960s with the aim of encouraging scholars of Asian history to go beyond the study of Westem activities in Asia as seen from Westem points of view..Since that time the series has published important works which reflect a strong awareness of the economic and socio- cultural factors in Asia which lie behind political events in the region.The series has established a reputation for the publication of works of innovative historical scholarship. The study and reassessment of Chinese history has assumed a greater importance over the last decade,and the publishers have decided that the series will now concentrate upon works examining the history of China,Hong Kong,and Taiwan. It is the hope of the publishers that the series will continue to meet the demand for Edmund S.K.Fung historical works and to bring the fruits of the research of the region's scholars to a wide reading public. Other titles in this series are listed on the back flap 中研院近史所圖書館 3 055010020567 HONG KONG OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS OXFORD NEW YORK 1991