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Cheng, Ying-wan.

Postal communication in China and its modernization, 1860-1896. - 1 online resource. - Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 34 Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004407077 . - Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 34. Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004407077. .

Bibliography: p. 129-141.

Preliminary Material -- The Problems of Modernizing Postal Communication -- The Ch'ing Official Post -- The Letter Agencies -- Foreign Postal Establishments in China (1834-1896) -- The Origin and Development of the Customs Post -- Attempts to Create a National Post Office -- The Establishment of the Imperial Post Office -- Retardation of Modernization and its Consequences -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index -- Harvard East Asian Monographs.

ISBN: 9781684171651 9780674693203

Standard No.: 10.1163/9781684171651 DOI

LCCN: 70120316

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Postal service--History.--China

LC Class. No.: HE7205 / .C49

Dewey Class. No.: 383/.49/51