The Cambridge economic history of China / edited by Debin Ma, Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo, Richard von Glahn, University of California, Los Angeles.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ma, Debin, editor.

Von Glahn, Richard, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Economic conditions.

China.

China--Economic policy.

Economic development--China--History.

Economic development.

Economic history.

Economic policy.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022.

Summary:

"When visited by the British trade mission led by Lord George Macartney, who aimed to show off the best of Western trade and technology, the Qianlong emperor of Qing China was known to have famously replied in 1792 that "Our Celestial Empire possesses all things in prolific abundance and lacks no product within its borders. There is therefore no need to import the manufactures of outside barbarians in exchange for our own produce."2 Qianlong's statement came at the height of Qing's glory, overseeing a remarkable tripling of population and a doubling of territory between the 15th and 18th centuries. No single political entity at the time achieved such size in both geography and population under such stability and durability"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Volume I. To 1800

Volume II. 1800 to the present.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Cambridge economic history of China

ISBN:

9781108425575

1108425577

9781108425537

1108425534

9781108442459

1108442455

9781107146068

1107146062

OCLC:

1256588075

Publisher Number:

90100465954