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The salt merchants of Tianjin : state-making and civil society in late Imperial China /

"In this the first detailed study in English of the mercantile activities and social role of Tianjin's salt merchants, Kwan Man Bun reveals how they helped stabilize the city and assumed many civic responsibilities, providing relief, charities, and other services to their fellow citizenry....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kwan, Man Bun, 1955- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, [2001]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The City
  • The Gabelle and Business
  • The Household and the Law
  • Merchant Culture
  • Social Services
  • Changing Times
  • Shifting Politics
  • The Crash.