From its rise in the 1830s to its pinnacle in the 1930s, the opium trade was a guiding force in the Chinese political economy. Opium money was inextricably bound up in local, national, and imperial finances, and the people who piloted the trade were integral to the fabric of Chinese society. In this book, Peter Thilly narrates the dangerous lives and shrewd business operations ...(展开全部)

Written by one of the most distinguished experts on China’s economic and business history, China and Capitalism provides a highly original and at the same time clear and readable approach to understanding the development of business in China from 1500 to the 1990s. David Faure then uses the picture he has assembled to shed new light on the strengths and weaknesses of Chinese bu...(展开全部)

A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of the sea—revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world’s waterways, bringing together civilizations and defining what makes us most human. The Sea and Civi...(展开全部)

A monumental, wholly accessible work of scholarship that retells human history through the lens of maritime travel, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the world's waterways. Lincoln Paine takes us back to the origins of long-dis...(展开全部)

The last century of China's Ming dynasty (1368-1644) saw many troubles and challenges from abroad. Pirates raided the coast, Europeans challenged the traditional world order of the tribute system, and the everlasting threat from the northern steppe people continued to raise concerns for the state. This climate of uncertainty resulted in many Ming literati discussing foreign cou...(展开全部)

This volume outlines the origins of a wide range of disciplines including astronomy, agricultural science, medicine, physics, chemistry, and natural history. It provides an overview of China’s history of science and technology, which can be traced back to the pre-Qin times when the arts had free expression and the schools of thought were unrestricted. It also includes a glossar...(展开全部)

Throughout much of history, imperial China has exhibited a seemingly capricious relationship with the sea. At times, it has welcomed commerce and travel across its vast waters with open arms, yet at others, it has sought to completely cordon off the littoral and the waters beyond. This intermittent approach has fostered a maritime community that, over time, has become increasin...(展开全部)

艾伦·格林斯潘（Alan Greenspan） 1926年3月6日生于纽约市。1977年获经济学博士学位。1974—1977年任总统经济顾问委员会主席。1987年，里根总统任命他为联邦储备委员会主席，直到2006年退休。他的著作《动荡的世界》曾荣登《纽约时报》畅销书榜首。他被称为全球的“经济沙皇”“美元总统”，无论走到哪里，都会在红毯上受到国家元首般的接待。他的公文包里藏着美国乃至全球“经济引擎”的秘密，许多人将其与美国总统的核按钮相提并论。伊丽莎白女王授予他英国爵士称号，高傲的法国人也颁发给他法国荣誉勋章。人们称他为伟大的经济学大师、预言家、魔术师…… 阿德里安·伍尔德里奇（Adrian Wooldridge） 《经济学人》驻华盛顿记者，曾担任《经济学人》美国西海岸分社社长。作品有《企业巫医》《管理大师》等。他曾为《华尔街日报》《泰晤士报》等媒体撰...(展开全部)

艾伦·格林斯潘（Alan Greenspan） 1926年3月6日生于纽约市。1977年获经济学博士学位。1974—1977年任总统经济顾问委员会主席。1987年，里根总统任命他为联邦储备委员会主席，直到2006年退休。他的著作《动荡的世界》曾荣登《纽约时报》畅销书榜首。他被称为全球的“经济沙皇”“美元总统”，无论走到哪里，都会在红毯上受到国家元首般的接待。他的公文包里藏着美国乃至全球“经济引擎”的秘密，许多人将其与美国总统的核按钮相提并论。伊丽莎白女王授予他英国爵士称号，高傲的法国人也颁发给他法国荣誉勋章。人们称他为伟大的经济学大师、预言家、魔术师…… 阿德里安·伍尔德里奇（Adrian Wooldridge） 《经济学人》驻华盛顿记者，曾担任《经济学人》美国西海岸分社社长。作品有《企业巫医》《管理大师》等。他曾为《华尔街日报》《泰晤士报》等媒体撰...(展开全部)

艾伦·格林斯潘（Alan Greenspan） 1926年3月6日生于纽约市。1977年获经济学博士学位。1974—1977年任总统经济顾问委员会主席。1987年，里根总统任命他为联邦储备委员会主席，直到2006年退休。他的著作《动荡的世界》曾荣登《纽约时报》畅销书榜首。他被称为全球的“经济沙皇”“美元总统”，无论走到哪里，都会在红毯上受到国家元首般的接待。他的公文包里藏着美国乃至全球“经济引擎”的秘密，许多人将其与美国总统的核按钮相提并论。伊丽莎白女王授予他英国爵士称号，高傲的法国人也颁发给他法国荣誉勋章。人们称他为伟大的经济学大师、预言家、魔术师…… 阿德里安·伍尔德里奇（Adrian Wooldridge） 《经济学人》驻华盛顿记者，曾担任《经济学人》美国西海岸分社社长。作品有《企业巫医》《管理大师》等。他曾为《华尔街日报》《泰晤士报》等媒体撰...(展开全部)