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"In the nineteenth century, the Qing empire experienced a period of profound turmoil caused by an unprecedented conjunction of natural disasters, internal rebellions, and foreign incursions. The imperial government responded to these calamities by introducing an array of new policies and...
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The exceptional commercial success of many Southeast Asians of Chinese origin has generated much contemporary debate about the cultural or social basis of that success. This book shows that those questions have long roots in Indonesia. Dutch colonial officials in the nineteenth century expressed...
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on the workings of the economic system in imperial China. Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry will … in ancient China, as well as to scholars working on the comparative study of ancient imperialism, market exchange, and …) in ancient China, which is characterized not only by various technological innovations but also as a remarkable …
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