Conflicting Counsels to Confuse the Age: A Documentary Study of Political Economy in Qing China, 1644-1840

by Helen Dunstan

Conflicting Counsels to Confuse the Age translates and analyzes thirty-eight memorials to the throne and other Qing documents dealing with important issues of Chinese political economy, providing thoughtful and provocative commentary. Subjects covered by the texts include water control, mining, grain trade, pawnshops, brewing, and commercial shipping. The documents also contain detailed discussions of how the state should control wealth, self-interest,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472038079
• ISBN13: 9780472038077
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: U of M Center for Chinese Studies
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"