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Salt and State An Annotated Translation of the Songshi Salt Monopoly Treatise / Cecilia Lee-fang Chien.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chien, Cecilia Lee-fang.
- Series:
- Michigan monographs in Chinese studies no. 99.
- Michigan monographs in Chinese studies, 1081-9053 ; v. 99
- Language:
- Chinese
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Song shi. Shi huo zhi. Yan.
- Song shi.
- Government monopolies--China.
- Government monopolies.
- Salt industry and trade--China--History.
- Salt industry and trade.
- China--History--Song dynasty, 960-1279.
- China.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 365 p.) : 15 maps ; digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor : Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan, 2004.
- Language Note:
- Glossaries and works cited also in Chinese characters.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Salt and State is an annotated translation of a treatise on salt from Song China.From its inception in the Han dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.), the salt monopoly was a key component in the Chinese government's financial toolkit.Salt, with its highly localized and large-scale production, was an ideal target for bureaucratic management.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 330-345) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Contains:
- Song shi. Shi huo zhi. Yan. English.
- ISBN:
- 0-89264-163-0
- OCLC:
- 1184507724
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