China Upside Down : Currency, Society, and Ideologies, 1808-1856 / Man-houng Lin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lin, Man-houng, author.

Series:

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 270.

Harvard East Asian Monographs ; 270

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

Commerce.

Silver--China.

Silver.

China--Commerce--History--19th century.

China.

China--Economic policy--1644-1912.

China--Politics and government--1644-1912.

China--Civilization--1644-1912.

China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.

China--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2006.

Other Title:

Currency, Society, and Ideologies, 1808-1856

Place of Publication:

Boston : Harvard University Asia Center, 2006.

Summary:

Some scholars have noted the role of China's demand for silver in shaping the Western dominance of the modern world. This book discusses the interaction of this demand and the early nineteenth-century Latin American independence movements, changes in the world economy, the resulting disruptions in the Qing dynasty and the transformation from the High Qing to modern China.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

Global Links: Silver and the World

A Vulnerable Empire

Opium: The Culprit?

Disturbance of the Social Order

Cultural Resources for Economic Debates

Monetary Debates and Policies

Chinese Inspiration and Western Comparison

The Competition Among Intellectual Models

The Social Theories of the Two Statecraft Groups

Classical Studies, Writing Styles, and Statecraft Thought

The Temporary Victory of the Accommodationist Stance

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [315]-345) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781684174386

1684174384

OCLC:

654609010

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9781684174386 DOI