A singular case : debating China's political economy in the European Enlightenment / Ashley Eva Millar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millar, Ashley Eva, author.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 69.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of ideas ; 69

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic conditions.

China--Economic conditions--18th century.

China.

Enlightenment--Europe.

Enlightenment.

Europe.

Economic history.

Physical Description:

xii, 263 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Kingston ; London ; Chicago : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Introduction : judging "schemes of oeconomy"--Travelling knowledge in the "discerning age" : ethnography and Enlightenment -- "The most unscrupulous people on earth" : the paradox of China's commercial spirit -- "Your beggarly commerce!" China and international trade -- "The science of princes" : China's constitutional foundations -- "Duties of the sovereign" : civil and military successes and failures -- "Very ignorant reasoners" : China's science and technology -- Conclusion : prospects for the "stationary state."

Contents:

Introduction : judging "schemes of oeconomy"

1. Travelling knowledge in the "discerning age" : ethnography and Enlightenment

2. "The most unscrupulous people on earth" : the paradox of China's commercial spirit

3. "Your beggarly commerce!" China and international trade

4. "The science of princes" : China's constitutional foundations

5. "Duties of the sovereign" : civil and military successes and failures

6. "Very ignorant reasoners" : China's science and technology

Conclusion : prospects for the "stationary state."

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-250) and index.

Other Format:

Millar, Ashley Eva, 1983-, author. Singular case.

ISBN:

9780773548305

0773548300

9780773549180

0773549188

OCLC:

962129456