In the late nineteenth century, as much of the world adopted some variant of the gold standard, China remained the most populous country still using silver. Yet

In the late nineteenth century, as much of the world adopted some variant of the gold standard, China remained the most populous country still using silver. Yet

Explores how foreign banks financially connected modern China to international capital markets and the global economy.

Beyond Citizenship examines the government provision of adult literacy training in early twentieth-century China, bringing to light new ways of interpreting the

By means of a historical, legal and scientific approach, this book identifies the issues, progress and setbacks in the right for women to access abortion in var