| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 93 pages). |
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text file |
| Series |
Michigan Abstracts of Chinese and Japanese Works in Chinese History ; no. 3
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Michigan Abstracts of Chinese and Japanese Works in Chinese History ; no. 3.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Funding |
Sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Editor's Foreword -- Translator's Introduction -- The Operation of Chinese Junks -- I. General -- II. The Importance of Junks in Chinese Shipping -- III. The Operation of Junks -- IV. The Subordination of the Junk Industry to the Shipping Brokers -- V. Conclusion -- Shipping Brokers in North China -- I. The Junk Trade and Shipping Brokers -- II. The History of Shipping Brokers -- 1. Ch'in and Han Dynasties -- 2. Sui, T'ang and Sung Dynasties -- 3. Yuan, Ming and Ch'ing Dynasties -- III. The Functions of Shipping Brokers -- 1. General Outline |
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2. Middleman Services for Travelling Merchants -- i. Acting as Brokers for Trading -- ii. Providing Lodgings -- iii. Buying and Selling on Behalf of Travelling Merchants -- iv. Acting as Agents for Collecting Duties -- v. Collecting Money for Travelling Merchants -- 3. Customs Reporting Agents -- i. Origins -- ii. Operations -- 4. The Hiring of Junks -- 5. Storage and Warehousing -- IV. The Capital and Structure of Shipping Broker Firms -- 1. Capital Structure -- 2. The Nature of Partnerships -- 3. The Management Structure |
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V. The Numbers and Amount of Capital of Shipping Brokers in Selected Ports in North China -- The Shipping Brokers and Transport Companies of Soochow -- I. Historical Background and Present Conditions -- II. Shipping Brokers in Soochow -- 1. Capital and Finance -- 2. Organization -- 3. Functions -- i. Acting as Transport Intermediaries -- ii. Goods Handled by Brokers -- iii. Method of Obtaining Business -- iv. Shipping Tickets -- v. Brokers' Fees -- vi. Acting as Intermediary in the Sale of Junks -- 4. Responsibilities -- 5. Brokers' Same-Trade Association -- III. Transport Companies in Soochow |
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1. Capital and Finance -- 2. Organization -- i. Personnel and Duties -- ii. Relationship between Employees and Companies -- iii. Equipment -- A. Means of Transport -- B. Wharves -- C. Warehousing -- D. Relations between Main and Branch Offices -- 3. Functions -- i. Providing Transport -- ii. Transport Contracts -- iii. Transport Fees -- 4. Responsibilities -- 5. The Bill of Lading -- 6. The Transport Companies Association -- Junk Ownership and Operation in North China -- I. The Commercial Role of the Junk -- II. Junk Owners and Operators -- III. Junk Crews -- Junk Crews in Soochow |
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I. Scope of Investigation -- II. Comparative Information -- III. The Characteristics of Junk Crews -- 1. General -- 2. Places of Origin -- 3. Class Origin -- IV. The Nature of Labor -- V. Income and Expenditure -- 1. Income -- 2. Expenditure -- Junk Ownership in Soochow -- I. General -- II. Owner Operation -- III. Junk Chartering -- 1. Bare-boat Charters -- 2. Charters -- 3. Charter Fees -- 4. Charter Contracts -- 5. Relationship between Chartering and Junk Size -- References -- Glossary of Chinese Terms -- Glossary of Japanese Terms |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Shipping -- China.
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Shipping. |
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China. |
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Inland water transportation -- China.
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Inland water transportation. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Watson, Andrew Transport in Transition : The Evolution of Traditional Shipping in China Ann Arbor : Center for Chinese Studies Publications,c1972 9780892649037 |
| ISBN |
9780472127610 electronic book |
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0472127616 |
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9780472901562 open access |
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0472901567 |
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9780892649037 paper |
| Standard No. |
10.3998/mpub.19931 |
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