Mandarins, Jews, and Missionaries: The Jewish Experience in the Chinese Empire

@inproceedings{Pollak1980MandarinsJA,
  title={Mandarins, Jews, and Missionaries: The Jewish Experience in the Chinese Empire},
  author={Micah Pollak},
  year={1980}
}
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