Introduction; 1. The Bronze Age economy (1045 to 707 BCE); 2. From city-state to autocratic monarchy (707 to 250 BCE); 3. Economic foundations of the universal empire (250 to 81 BCE); 4. Magnate society and the estate economy (81 BCE to 485 CE); 5. The Chinese-nomad synthesis and the reunification of the empire (485 to 755); 6. Economic transformation in the Tang-Song transition (755 to 1127); 7. The heyday of the Jiangnan economy (1127 to 1550); 8. The maturation of the market economy (1550 to 1800); 9. Domestic crises and global challenges: restructuring the imperial economy (1800 to 1900); Bibliography; Index.
The first comprehensive study of China's economic development across 3,000 years of history to be published in English.
Richard von Glahn is Professor of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he has taught Chinese and world history since 1987. His primary field of research is the economic history of premodern China, with a particular focus on the period 1000–1700. He has previously published three monographs in Chinese history, including Fountain of Fortune: Money and Monetary Policy in China, 1000–1700 (1996) and The Sinister Way: The Divine and the Demonic in Chinese Religious Culture (2004), several edited books, and a co-authored textbook in world history, Crossroads and Cultures: A History of the World (2012). The present book has been supported by fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Guggenheim Foundation. Von Glahn's current research focuses on monetary and commercial circulation in maritime East Asia from the eighth to the seventeenth centuries.
'Richard von Glahn, one of the leading historians of China's middle
period, has written the first truly comprehensive economic history
of China in English. Giving due consideration to the role of
geography, natural endowment, and a changing ideological, social
and political landscape, von Glahn's masterful synthesis is
destined to become the go-to reference on the forces that shaped
China's political economy from the Bronze Age to the end of the
last dynasty.' Madeleine Zelin, Columbia University, New York
'This book promises to be the most timely and ambitious scholarly
attempt to construct a new historical narrative of the Chinese past
that provides a reliable foundation to comprehend China today. What
makes Professor von Glahn's new story cogent and path-breaking is
the solid scholarship in theory and historiography that is always a
hallmark of his works.' Billy Kee-long So, Hong Kong University of
Science and Technology
'In one volume, Richard von Glahn offers a coherent and erudite
account of three millennia of Chinese economic history.
Synthesizing a huge variety of source materials, the book contains
both an impressive update and thought-provoking insights on the
major debates and paradigms in Chinese economic history. A
remarkable achievement and a must-read for scholars and students of
the Chinese economy and economic history in general.' Debin Ma,
London School of Economics and Political Science
'This is the kind of book that will almost certainly enjoy a long
shelf life, like some of the most recognizable titles on China's
long-term history … I strongly recommend this book to students of
Chinese history, East Asian history and world/global history.' Kent
G. Deng, EH.Net
'This is the first book in English to offer a comprehensive account
of economic history in China. It takes a step further towards
freeing the field from the shackles of Western economic perspective
by producing a refreshingly unapologetic narrative … This book
avoids economic jargon and keeps the use of Chinese terms to a
necessary minimum, thus also making it a suitable resource for
historians of other disciplines and world regions … readers are
left to make their own conclusions and will undoubtedly find this
book a rich platform for future discussion and debate.' Christopher
Rea, Ming Studies
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