In examining the key merchant group in late imperial China this book provides a framework for understanding China's path to modernity.

This volume is written for anyone who has wondered about the growth of Chinese businesses and their relation to Chinese family and government institutions. Maki

Among the large caches of private documents discovered and collected in China, few rival the Huizhou sources for the insight they provide into Chinese local soc

In the Qing period (1644–1912), China's population tripled, and the flurry of new development generated unprecedented demand for timber. Standard environmenta

A highly readable and engaging survey of China's history from the tenth through the mid-fourteenth centuries.