China Upside Down - Currency, Society, and Ideologies, 1808-1856

Zusammenfassung Scholars have noted the role of China’s demand for silver in the emergence of the modern world. This book discusses the interaction of this demand and the early-19th-century Latin American independence movements, changes in the world economy, the resulting disruptions in the Qing dynasty, and the transformation from the High Qing to modern China.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Man-houng Lin, Man&, Man-houng Lin
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 15.12.2006
• EAN: 9780674022683
• ISBN: 978-0-674-02268-3
• Pagine: 450
• Dimensioni: 159 mm x 235 mm x 32 mm
• Serie: Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs; Harvard East Asian Monographs (HUP)
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia