Speaking of Profit Bao Shichen and Reform in Nineteenth-Century China.

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"The Qing Empire faced a crisis in the nineteenth century of corruption, population pressure, food shortages, ecological and infrastructural decay, rebellion, and a foreign threat from the West. This study uses the literati reformer Bao Shichen as a prism to understand contemporary perceptions...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rowe, William T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : BRILL, 2018.
Series:Harvard University Studies in East Asian Law Ser.
Subjects:
Bao, Shichen, > 1775-1855.
Bao, Shichen, > 1775-1855
1644-1912
Reformers > China > History > 19th century.
HISTORY / Asia / China
Economic history
Politics and government
Reformers
China > History > 1795-1861.
China > Economic conditions > 1644-1912.
China > Politics and government > 1644-1912.
Chine > Histoire > 1795-1861.
Chine > Conditions économiques > 1644-1912.
Chine > Politique et gouvernement > 1644-1912.
China
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Speaking of Profit: Bao Shichen and Reform in Nineteenth-Century China
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations, Maps, and Table
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The End of the Prosperous Age
  • 1. Orientations
  • 2. Governance
  • 3. Farming
  • 4. Grain
  • 5. Salt
  • 6. Money
  • 7. Speaking of Profit
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Harvard-YenchingInstitute Monograph Series

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