Fighting Famine in North China State, Market, and Environmental Decline, 1690s-1990s |
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| Author:
| Li, Lillian M. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-5304-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $80.00 |
Book Description:
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This monumental work provides a new perspective on the changing historical significance of famines in China over the last three centuries by examining the relationship between state policies, natural crises, economic change, and ideological imperatives.
This monumental work provides a new perspective on the changing historical significance of famines in China over the last three centuries by examining the relationship between state policies, natural crises, economic change, and ideological imperatives.