Nourish the People The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650-1850

The Qing state, driven by Confucian precepts of good government and urgent practical needs, committed vast resources to its granaries. Nourish the People traces the basic practices of this system, analyzes the organizational bases of its successes and failures, and examines variant practices in diff...

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Autor principal: Will, Pierre-Etienne (auth)
Otros Autores: Wong, R. (auth), Wong, R. Bin (auth)
Formato: Electrónico Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:inglés
Publicado: University of Michigan Press 2020
Colección:Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies
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Sumario:The Qing state, driven by Confucian precepts of good government and urgent practical needs, committed vast resources to its granaries. Nourish the People traces the basic practices of this system, analyzes the organizational bases of its successes and failures, and examines variant practices in different regions. The volume concludes with an assessment of the granary system's social and economic impact and historical comparison with the food supply policies of other states.
Descripción Física:1 electronic resource (634 p.)
ISBN:mpub.19044
Acceso:Open Access