Japan's Early Experience of Contract Management in the Treaty Ports.

This is the first in-depth study of the early trial-and-error experiences of contracting between Japanese and western merchants trading in the Japanese Treaty Ports in the eighteen year period immediately following the opening of the ports in 1859. Fundamental to the equation were the inevitable eas...

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Main Author: Honjo, Yuki Allyson
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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