Nourish the People: The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650-1850 Volume 60

by Pierre-Etienne Will, R. Wong, R. Bin Wong

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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...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:089264091X

ISBN13:9780892640911

Release Date:January 1991

Publisher:University of Michigan Press

Length:638 Pages

Weight:1.89 lbs.

Dimensions:1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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