Speaking of profit : Bao Shichen and reform in nineteenth-century China
| Full title: |
Speaking of profit : Bao Shichen and reform in nineteenth-century China / William T. Rowe. |
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| Main author: | Rowe, William T., (Author) |
| Format: | Book |
| Summary: |
"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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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Cambridge, Massachusetts :
Harvard University Asia Center,
2018.
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| Classmark: |
CC951.033 /527467 |
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| Series: |
Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ;
109. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-212) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780674983809 0674983807 |