Chinese Bureaucratic Culture and Its Influence on the 19Th-Century Steamship Operation, 1864-1885: The Bureau for Recruiting Merchants (Chinese Studies, 19)

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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 387.5095109034 EAN: 9780773473218 ISBN: 0773473211 Label: Edwin Mellen Press Manufacturer: Edwin Mellen Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 348 Publication Date: 2002-01 Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Studio: Edwin Mellen Press
Editorial Reviews: Built on a case study of the experience of the Chinese Steamship Bureau, this work questions the current paradigms in approaching the role of the Chinese state of the late imperial period. It also provides a reassessment of the nature and resilience of state power in the crisis-ridden 19th century.