Description: Further DetailsTitle: An American Engineer in ChinaCondition: NewAuthor: William Barclay ParsonsFormat: PaperbackEAN: 9781108052764ISBN: 9781108052764Publisher: Cambridge University PressGenre: Technology & EngineeringTopic: Law & Politics, HistoryRelease Date: 06/28/2012Description: By the late nineteenth century, twenty-nine Chinese ports were open for foreign trade. Often run by foreign commissioners and no longer subject to the stringent local laws, these ports levied one of the smallest import taxes in the world, and Chinese commerce therefore exploded. Originally published in 1900, this account by William Barclay Parsons (1859–1932) investigates the ensuing surge of economic and industrial development in the eastern provinces. Including an introduction to China's history and the structure of its civil service, the book analyses the corrupt but ingenious world of customs officials, the importance of American cotton interests, and export statistics which reveal the multimillion-dollar smuggling operations that slipped around official embargoes. Set against a backdrop of electric lights and western labels in even the most closed of cities, this book offers a fascinating glimpse into the early stages of today's global market.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: GBItem Height: 216mmItem Length: 140mmItem Width: 19mmItem Weight: 420gBook Series: Cambridge Library Collection - TechnologyRelease Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: An American Engineer in China
Title: An American Engineer in China
EAN: 9781108052764
ISBN: 9781108052764
Genre: Technology & Engineering
Topic: History
Release Date: 06/28/2012
Release Year: 2012
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Number of Pages: 326 Pages
Publication Name: American Engineer in China
Language: English
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Item Height: 0.7 in
Subject: Railroads / History, Civil / General
Publication Year: 2012
Item Weight: 14.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Transportation, Technology & Engineering
Author: William Barclay Parsons
Item Length: 8.5 in
Series: Cambridge Library Collection-Technology Ser.
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
