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Speaking of profit : Bao Shichen and reform in nineteenth-century China
Title:
Speaking of profit : Bao Shichen and reform in nineteenth-century China

Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ;
Author:
Rowe, William T., author.
ISBN:
9780674983809
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index.
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