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432 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231137386
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
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Description
From 1854 to 1952, the Chinese Maritime Customs Service delivered one-third to one-half of all revenue available to China’s central authorities. Much more than a tax collector, the institution managed China’s harbors and surveyed the Chinese coast...
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432 pages • missing pub info (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780231137386
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication date: Not specified
Description
From 1854 to 1952, the Chinese Maritime Customs Service delivered one-third to one-half of all revenue available to China’s central authorities. Much more than a tax collector, the institution managed China’s harbors and surveyed the Chinese coast...