Title: Speaking of Profit
Description: "The Qing Empire faced a crisis in the nineteenth century of corruption, population pressure, food shortages, ecological and infrastructural decay, rebellion, and a foreign threat from the West. This study uses the literati reformer Bao Shichen as a prism to understand contemporary perceptions of and proposed solutions to this crisis"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Reformers, China, history, 19th century, China, economic conditions, China, politics and government, History, Economic conditions, Politics and government, Economic history