Nourish the People: The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650–1850
Nourish the People: The State Civilian Granary System in China, 1650–1850
by Pierre-Etienne Will, R. Wong and R. Bin Wong
University of Michigan Press, 1991
ISBNs
Cloth: 978-0-89264-090-4
Paper: 978-0-89264-091-1
eISBN: 978-0-472-90182-1 (OA)
eISBN: 978-0-472-12786-3 (standard)
About the Book
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.
About the Author
Pierre-Etienne WILL is Directeur d'études at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales.
R. Bin WONG is Distinguished Professor of History at University of California, Los Angeles.
Tags
Michigan Monographs In Chinese Studies, Agriculture and state, 1650 - 1850, Grain trade, Granaries, International, Government policy, China, Business & Economics, Cultural & Ethnic Studies, Social Science, History
Open Access Information
Label: National Endowment for the Humanities
License: CC BY-NC-ND
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