Nourish the People : The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650–1850
Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese StudiesPublisher: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] : University of Michigan Press, 2020Description: 1 Online-Ressource (634 p.)Subject(s): Online resources: Summary: 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 statesPPN: PPN: 1778461522Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-94-OABOpen Access. Unrestricted online access star
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