The Profits of Nature : : Colonial Development and the Quest for Resources in Nineteenth-Century China / / Peter B. Lavelle.
In the nineteenth century, the Qing empire experienced a period of profound turmoil caused by an unprecedented conjunction of natural disasters, domestic rebellions, and foreign incursions. The imperial government responded to these calamities by introducing an array of new policies and institutions...
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Lavelle, Peter B., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Profits of Nature : Colonial Development and the Quest for Resources in Nineteenth-Century China / Peter B. Lavelle. New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2020] ©2020 1 online resource : 15 images, 9 maps text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Conventions and Measures -- Introduction -- I. Agriculture in an Era of Crisis -- II. Geography in a Growing Empire -- III. Reclaiming the Land -- IV. Promoting Profitable Crops -- V. Water in a Fertile Frontier -- VI. Sericulture in a Colonial Borderland -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Chinese Terms -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star In the nineteenth century, the Qing empire experienced a period of profound turmoil caused by an unprecedented conjunction of natural disasters, domestic rebellions, and foreign incursions. The imperial government responded to these calamities by introducing an array of new policies and institutions to bolster its power across its massive territories. In the process, Qing officials launched campaigns for natural resource development, seeking to take advantage of the unexploited lands, waters, and minerals of the empire's vast hinterlands and borderlands.In this book, Peter B. Lavelle uses the life and career of Chinese statesman Zuo Zongtang (1812-1885) as a lens to explore the environmental history of this era. Although known for his pacification campaigns against rebel movements, Zuo was at the forefront of the nineteenth-century quest for natural resources. Influenced by his knowledge of nature, geography, and technology, he created government bureaus and oversaw state-funded projects to improve agriculture, sericulture, and other industries in territories across the empire. His work forged new patterns of colonial development in the Qing empire's northwest borderlands, including Xinjiang, at a time when other empires were scrambling to secure access to resources around the globe. Weaving a narrative across the span of Zuo's lifetime, The Profits of Nature offers a unique approach to understanding the dynamic relationship among social crises, colonialism, and the natural world during a critical juncture in Chinese history, between the high tide of imperial power in the eighteenth century and the challenges of modern state-building in the twentieth century. Issued also in print. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022) Economic development China History 19th century. Natural resources Government policy China. HISTORY / Asia / China. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 9783110710977 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English 9783110704716 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 9783110704518 ZDB-23-DGG Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2020 English 9783110704730 Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE History 2020 9783110704525 ZDB-23-DEG print 9780231194709 https://doi.org/10.7312/lave19470 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780231550956 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780231550956/original |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Conventions and Measures -- Introduction -- I. Agriculture in an Era of Crisis -- II. Geography in a Growing Empire -- III. Reclaiming the Land -- IV. Promoting Profitable Crops -- V. Water in a Fertile Frontier -- VI. Sericulture in a Colonial Borderland -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Chinese Terms -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Conventions and Measures -- Introduction -- I. Agriculture in an Era of Crisis -- II. Geography in a Growing Empire -- III. Reclaiming the Land -- IV. Promoting Profitable Crops -- V. Water in a Fertile Frontier -- VI. Sericulture in a Colonial Borderland -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Chinese Terms -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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