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020			_a9781139381390 (ebook)
020			_z9781108052764 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
100	1		_aParsons, William Barclay, _eauthor.
245	1	3	_aAn American Engineer in China / _cWilliam Barclay Parsons.
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1900.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (326 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	1		_aCambridge library collection. Technology
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520			_aBy the late nineteenth century, twenty-nine Chinese ports were open for foreign trade. Often run by foreign commissioners and no longer subject to the stringent local laws, these ports levied one of the smallest import taxes in the world, and Chinese commerce therefore exploded. Originally published in 1900, this account by William Barclay Parsons (1859-1932) investigates the ensuing surge of economic and industrial development in the eastern provinces. Including an introduction to China's history and the structure of its civil service, the book analyses the corrupt but ingenious world of customs officials, the importance of American cotton interests, and export statistics which reveal the multimillion-dollar smuggling operations that slipped around official embargoes. Set against a backdrop of electric lights and western labels in even the most closed of cities, this book offers a fascinating glimpse into the early stages of today's global market.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108052764
830		0	_aCambridge library collection. _pTechnology.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139381390
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