Postal communication in China and its modernization, 1860-1896.
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TextSeries: Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 34. | Harvard University Asia Center E-Book Collection, ISBN: 9789004407077Publisher: Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 1970Distributor: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 1970Description: 1 online resourceContent type: - text
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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.
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