01479 a2200301 4500 1138964344 20250317100352.0 250312042016GB eng 9781138964341 Taylor & Francis GBP 45.99 BB 01 eng GTM thema 1F bisac GTB bic 1F bisac HIS003000 bisac SOC008000 bisac SOC043000 bisac SOC053000 bisac 951.041 bisac Roberta Allbert Dayer Bankers and Diplomats in China 1917-1925 The Anglo-American Relationship 1 Oxford Routledge 20160909 324 p First Published in 1981. Contrary to Chairman Mao's assertion that political power comes from the barrel of a gun, this study contends that political power in China in the early 1920s emanated from the boardrooms of foreign banks. The author's interest in the way financial concerns have shaped foreign policy began with the discovery that the Lloyd George government attempted to influence the American government's policy on the British war debts by offering concessions concerning the renewal of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance. This study should provide understanding concerning the causes of Chinese bitterness as well as suggest the conflicts experienced by diplomats in balancing public and private interests. 221 221