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By Shirley Ann Smith
Imperial Designs is the first text in English dealing comprehensively with the Italian colonial experience in China. It confirms imperial policy and the rhetoric of conquest.
AcknowledgmentsList of Illustrations and CreditsIntroduction1. Italian Colonial Background, Sanmen Bay, and the Boxers2. Luigi Barzini, Sr., in China3. Salvago Raggi: Diplomatic and Expat Community at the Turn of the Century4. Varè and Ciano: Diplomats Before and After the Rise of Fascism5. The City as Text: Tientsin Concessions (Tianjin)6. Chinoiserie and China as Mirror of the Other: ConclusionsBibliographyIndex