Mark P McNicholas - Forgery and Impersonation in Imperial China: Popular Deceptions and the High Qing State

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Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies
at the University of Washington.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
McNicholas, Mark, author
Forgery and impersonation in imperial China :
popular deceptions and the high Qing state / Mark McNicholas.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-295-99509-0 (hard cover : alk. paper) 1. China
HistoryQing dynasty, 16441912. 2. ChinaOfficials and employees.
3. False personationChinaHistory. 4. ForgeryChinaHistory. 5.
Public administrationChinaHistory. 6. FraudChinaHistory. I. Title.
DS 754.12. M 4185 2015
364.16'309510903dc23

2015029056

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