Speaking of profit : Bao Shichen and reform in nineteenth-century China
by
Rowe, William T., author.
Title
:
Speaking of profit : Bao Shichen and reform in nineteenth-century China
Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ;
Author
:
Rowe, William T., author.
ISBN
:
9780674983809
Personal Author
:
Rowe, William T., author.
Physical Description
:
x, 220 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Series
:
Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 109.
Contents
:
Introduction: The end of the prosperous age -- Orientations -- Governance -- Farming -- Grain -- Salt -- Money -- Speaking of profit.
Abstract
:
"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 of and proposed solutions to this crisis"-- Provided by publisher.
Personal Subject
:
Bao, Shichen, 1775-1855.
Subject Term
:
Reformers -- China -- History -- 19th century.
Geographic Term
:
China -- History -- 1795-1861.
China -- Economic conditions -- 1644-1912.
China -- Politics and government -- 1644-1912.
Bibliographical References
:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index.
Field 805
:
npmlib 10800572 DS755 R69 ysh
| Library | Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Copy | Material Type | Status |
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| NPM Library | DS755 R69 2018 | 10800572 | 1 | B | *二館西文書一區 |