The profits of nature colonial development and the quest for resources in nineteenth-century China

"In the nineteenth century, the Qing empire experienced a period of profound turmoil caused by an unprecedented conjunction of natural disasters, internal rebellions, and foreign incursions. The imperial government responded to these calamities by introducing an array of new policies and instit...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lavelle, Peter B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York Columbia University Press [2020]
Subjects:
Zuo, Zongtang, > 1812-1885.
Zuo, Zongtang, > 1812-1885
1800-1899
Economic development > China > History > 19th century.
Natural resources > Government policy > China.
Développement économique > Chine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Ressources naturelles > Politique gouvernementale > Chine.
HISTORY > Asia > China.
Economic development
Economic policy
Natural resources > Government policy
Politics and government
China > Economic policy > 19th century.
China > Politics and government > 19th century.
Chine > Politique économique > 19e siècle.
Chine > Politique et gouvernement > 19e siècle.
China
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Agriculture in an era of crisis
  • Geography in a growing empire
  • Reclaiming the land
  • Promoting profitable crops
  • Water in a fertile frontier
  • Sericulture in a colonial borderland.

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