| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 607 pages) : maps. |
| Series |
Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies ; no. 60
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Michigan monographs in Chinese studies ; no. 60.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Funding |
Sponsored by National Endowment for the Humanities |
| Contents |
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Tables -- List of Maps -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Chinese Traditions of Grain Storage -- Part I: Development and Decline -- Introduction -- 2. Foundations of Success, 1650-1735 -- 3. The Grand Structure, 1736-1780 -- 4. Decline and Its Opposition, 1781-1850 -- Conclusion -- Part II: Structural Problems -- Introduction -- 5. Grain Preservation -- 6. Management -- 7. The Control Structure -- 8. Statistical Difficulties and Accounting Methods -- Part III: Spatial Patterns -- Introduction |
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9. National Patterns of Granary Activity -- 10. North China: Shandong during the Qianlong Period -- 11. The Middle Yangzi: Hunan -- 12. The Southwest: Yunnan and Guizhou -- Conclusion -- Part IV: A Comparative Assessment -- 13. Qing Granaries and Late Imperial History -- 14. Qing Granaries and World History -- Appendix: Tables of Civilian Granary Holdings in Qing China, 1741-1856 -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
Grain trade -- Government policy -- China -- History.
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Granaries -- Government policy -- China -- History.
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Food supply -- Government policy -- China -- History.
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Agriculture and state -- China -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History
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| Added Author |
Wong, Roy Bin, author.
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Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan), issuing body.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Will, Pierre-Etienne Nourish the People : The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650-1850 Ann Arbor : Center for Chinese Studies Publications,c1991 9780892640904 |
| ISBN |
9780472127863 electronic book |
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0472127861 |
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9780472901821 open access |
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0472901826 |
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9780892640911 paper |
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9780892640904 hardcover |
| Standard No. |
10.3998/mpub.19044 |
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