To Achieve Security and Wealth: The Qing Imperial State and the Economy, 1644-1911

by Jane Kate Leonard (Editor), John R. Watt (Editor)

Overview

The studies in this collection re-examine the role of the Qing state in the private economy. They show in a variety of cases how the interaction between the two helped the state achieve its goals of social stability and security while enhancing the prosperity of private economic interests.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780939657568
Publisher:	Cornell University Press
Publication date:	03/31/2010
Series:	Cornell East Asia Series , #56
Pages:	206
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.48(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jane Kate Leonard is Professor of History at the University of Akron. Her other publications include Dragons, Tigers, and Dogs (CEAS No. 114).

Editorial Reviews

[Each essay] provides essential empirical observation that will help to generate larger, synthetic views of the Qing economy.

China Review International