A collection of research papers, speeches and lecture notes embracing a range of subjects in Chinese history which ultimately lead to the author's synthesis, that the one-and-a-half century Chinese revolution is nearing fulfillment as Chinese civilization merges with Western history.
A collection of research papers, speeches and lecture notes embracing a range of subjects in Chinese history which ultimately lead to the author's syn...
Gathered here are research papers, speeches, and lecture notes, a multifaceted survey of Chinese history embracing a wide range of subjects, from historical antecedents, relevant Western experience, and recent revelations to locus classicus and statistics. All lead to Huang's grand synthesis: That the one-and-a-half-century-long Chinese revolution is nearing fulfillment as Chinese civilization merges with Western history. While not everyone will agree with Ray Huang, no one who is seriously concerned with these issues can afford to ignore the provocative and erudite challenge of his vision.
Gathered here are research papers, speeches, and lecture notes, a multifaceted survey of Chinese history embracing a wide range of subjects, from hist...
Originally published in 1974, this is a detailed study of the financial administration of the Chinese government during the Ming dynasty (1368 1644), with particular attention to the sixteenth century, a topic about which very little has been published either in Chinese or any Western language. Professor Huang has worked through an enormous quantity and variety of source material - in particular the 133 substantial volumes of the Ming Veritable Records - and has compared the documents on financial matters with the entries in local gazetteers. The complicated workings of government finance...
Originally published in 1974, this is a detailed study of the financial administration of the Chinese government during the Ming dynasty (1368 1644), ...