China During the Great Depression: Market, State, and the World Economy, 1929-1937

by Tomoko Shiroyama

The Great Depression was a global phenomenon: every economy linked to international financial and commodity markets suffered. The aim of this book is not merely to show that China could not escape the consequences of drastic declines in financial flows and trade but also to offer a new perspective for understanding modern Chinese history. The Great Depression was a watershed in modern China. China was the only country on the silver standard in an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674036174
• ISBN13: 9780674036178
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 350 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"