China's War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842-1965

by Philip Thai

Book Overview

Smuggling along the Chinese coast has been a thorn in the side of many regimes. From opium and weapons concealed aboard foreign steamships in the Qing dynasty to nylon stockings and wristwatches trafficked in the People's Republic, contests between state and smuggler have exerted a surprising but crucial influence on the political economy of modern China. Seeking to consolidate domestic authority and confront foreign challenges, states introduced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231185855
• ISBN13: 9780231185851
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"