China upside down : currency, society, and ideologies, 1808-1856 /

Lin, Manhong.

China upside down : currency, society, and ideologies, 1808-1856 / Man-houng Lin. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Asia Center, 2006. - xxvi, 362 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. - Harvard East Asian monographs ; 270 . - Harvard East Asian monographs ; 270. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-345) and index.

pt. I. Global links: silver and the world -- pt. II. Cultural resources for economic debates -- pt. III. The competition among intellectual models.

0674022688 (cl : alk. paper) 9780674022683

2006014177


Silver--China.


China--Commerce--History--19th century.
China--Economic policy--1644-1912.
China--Politics and government--1644-1912.
China--Civilization--1644-1912.
China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
China--Social conditions.

HG307.C6 / L56 2006

332.4/95109034