Nourish the People: The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650-1850 Volume 60
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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:U of M Center for Chinese Studies
Length:638 Pages
Weight:1.89 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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