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Before and Beyond Divergence
China has reemerged as a powerhouse in the global economy, reviving a classic question in economic history: why did sustained economic growth arise in Europe rather than in …
Culture and State in Chinese History
Many observers of late imperial China have noted the relatively small size of the state in comparison to the geographic size and large population of China and have advanced various …
A Global History of War
While many books examine specific wars, few study the history of war worldwide and from an evolutionary perspective. A Global History of War is one of the first works to focus not …
China Transformed
"e;This bold, intellectually ambitious, and wholly original book challenges the way in which Western social science understands China.... It will set the standard for all …
Public Goods Provision in the Early Modern Economy
A free ebook version of this title is available throughLuminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visitwww.luminosoa.orgto learn more. Scholarly …
Public Goods Provision in the Early Modern Economy
A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press’s Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Scholarly …
The Politics of Affective Relations
In The Politics of Affective Relations, editors Daniel Bell and Hahm Chaihark refine our understanding of the East Asian conception of the self by examining how that conception was …
China Transformed
The assumption still made in much social science research that Europe provides a universal model of development is fundamentally mistaken, according to R. Bin Wong. The solution is …
Nourish the People
The Qing state, driven by Confucian precepts of good government and urgent practical needs, committed vast resources to its granaries. Nourish the People traces the basic practices …
China Transformed
"This bold, intellectually ambitious, and wholly original book challenges the way in which Western social science understands China.... It will set the standard for all future …
Public Goods Provision in the Early Modern Economy
Historically, for sustaining and reproducing their economic lives, people have obtained goods and services through various ways. How did people tackle issues that the market did …
Extending Citizenship, Reconfiguring States
Citizenship has come under intense discussion recently because of threats to welfare and shifting immigration policies. The European Union has opened transnational citizenship …