Saving the world : Chen Hongmou and elite consciousness in eighteenth-century China
Through the case of a single well-placed official, Chen Hongmou (1696-1771), this book studies the consciousness and the governing project of the 18th-century Chinese official-elite.
Print Book, English, 2002
Stanford University Press, Stanford, Calif., 2002
XII, 601 S.
9780804748186, 9780804737357, 0804748187, 0804737355
1425022620
Illustrations Preface Introduction 1. Being a Man: 1. Home 2. Politics 3. First things 4. Study Part II. Creating Prosperity: 5. Food 6. Economics 7. Production 8. Accumulation Part III. Ordering the World: 9. People 10. Governance 11. Community 12. Civilization Conclusion Notes References Character List Index.