Making of Chinas Post Office - Sovereignty, Modernization, and the Connection of a Nation

The Making of China's Post Office traces the origins and early development-and the political maneuverings and economic imperatives-of the institution. Using Chinese archives, Tsai illustrates the extent to which local agency shaped the design and development of the first nationwide modernization project to directly impact people's daily lives.

About the author

Weipin Tsai is Senior Lecturer in Modern Chinese History at Royal Holloway, University of London.

Summary

The Making of China’s Post Office traces the origins and early development—and the political maneuverings and economic imperatives—of the institution. Using Chinese archives, Tsai illustrates the extent to which local agency shaped the design and development of the first nationwide modernization project to directly impact people’s daily lives.

Product details

• Authors: Weipin Tsai, Tsai Weipin
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2024
• EAN: 9780674295889
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29588-9
• No. of pages: 450
• Series: Harvard East Asian Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, HISTORY / Asia / China, Social and cultural history, Asian History, Media, Information & Communication Industries