War finance and logistics in late imperial China [electronic resource] : a study of the Second Jinchuan Campaign (1771-1776) / by Ulrich Theobald.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Theobald, Ulrich.

Series:

Monies, Markets, and Finance in East Asia, 1600-1900 5.

Monies, markets, and finance in East Asia, 1600-1900, 2210-2876 ; v. 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War finance--History--18th century.

War finance.

War, Cost of--History--18th century.

War, Cost of.

Logistics--History--18th century.

Logistics.

Aba Zangzu Qiangzu Zizhizhou (China)--History, Military--18th century.

Aba Zangzu Qiangzu Zizhizhou (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (284 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In his book War Finance and Logistics in Late Imperial China , Ulrich Theobald shows how the Qing dynasty (1644 – 1911) overcame the tyranny of logistics and successfully enlarged the territory of its empire. A detailed analysis of the long and expensive second Jinchuan war (1771 – 1776) in Eastern Tibet demonstrates that the Chinese state ordered its civilian officials as well as the common people, merchant associations, and different ethnic groups to fulfil and to foot the bill for the “common cause”. With increasing military success the state gradually withdrew from its responsibilities, believing that a War Supply and Expenditure Code (Junxu zeli) might offset the decreasing skill in and readiness to imperial leadership.

Contents:

Part I. War Expenditure

Part II. War Finance

Part III. War Logistics.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-25567-2

OCLC:

854521069

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004255678 DOI