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China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842–1965 - Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University Philip Thai
China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842–1965 - Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
Philip Thai
Philip Thai chronicles the vicissitudes of smuggling in modern China to demonstrate how defiance helped the state redefine its power. China’s War on Smuggling traces how different regimes sought to police maritime trade and the unintended consequences their campaigns unleashed, offering new insights into social, legal, and economic history.
408 pages, 19 illustrations and 5 maps
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | March 16, 2021 |
| ISBN13 | 9780231185851 |
| Publishers | Columbia University Press |
| Pages | 408 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 153 × 29 mm · 626 g |
| Language | English |