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Frontmatter

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Introduction: State-Making and Empire in a World-Historical Context 1
  5. 1. Europe’s Global Conquest 24
  6. 2. Foreign Trade 52
  7. 3. Money 81
  8. 4. Bureaucracy 113
  9. 5. Guns 146
  10. 6. Transportation 184
  11. 7. Communication 213
  12. Epilogue: State- Making in China, 1850–1949 238
  13. Notes 259
  14. Bibliography 313
  15. Index 337
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https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674089129-fm

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Preface ix
  4. Introduction: State-Making and Empire in a World-Historical Context 1
  5. 1. Europe’s Global Conquest 24
  6. 2. Foreign Trade 52
  7. 3. Money 81
  8. 4. Bureaucracy 113
  9. 5. Guns 146
  10. 6. Transportation 184
  11. 7. Communication 213
  12. Epilogue: State- Making in China, 1850–1949 238
  13. Notes 259
  14. Bibliography 313
  15. Index 337
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