A singular case : debating China's political economy in the European Enlightenment /

Introduction : judging "schemes of oeconomy"--Travelling knowledge in the "discerning age" : ethnography and Enlightenment -- "The most unscrupulous people on earth" : the paradox of China's commercial spirit -- "Your beggarly commerce!" China and interna...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Millar, Ashley Eva, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017.
Colección:McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 69.
Temas:
1700-1799
Enlightenment > Europe.
Siècle des Lumières > Europe.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Reference.
Economic history
Enlightenment
China > Economic conditions > 18th century.
Chine > Conditions économiques > 18e siècle.
China
Europe
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : judging "schemes of oeconomy"
  • Travelling knowledge in the "discerning age" : ethnography and Enlightenment
  • "The most unscrupulous people on earth" : the paradox of China's commercial spirit
  • "Your beggarly commerce!" China and international trade
  • "The science of princes" : China's constitutional foundations
  • "Duties of the sovereign" : civil and military successes and failures
  • "Very ignorant reasoners" : China's science and technology
  • Conclusion : prospects for the "stationary state."

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