"A landmark study that will stimulate a major rethinking of the character of Chinese society in the first half of the twentieth century. It challenges persuasively so much of the conventional wisdom concerning the nature of China's economy prior to 1949 that it will almost certainly become one of the most widely quoted studies of Chinese economic growth in the twentieth century."--Nicholas R. Lardy, University of Washington "Rawski's book offers the first comprehensive synthesis of early twentieth-century Chinese history ...
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"A landmark study that will stimulate a major rethinking of the character of Chinese society in the first half of the twentieth century. It challenges persuasively so much of the conventional wisdom concerning the nature of China's economy prior to 1949 that it will almost certainly become one of the most widely quoted studies of Chinese economic growth in the twentieth century."--Nicholas R. Lardy, University of Washington "Rawski's book offers the first comprehensive synthesis of early twentieth-century Chinese history based on original research from an economist's point of view. It directly and aggressively challenges major propositions espoused by leading historians and provides alternatives to these standard interpretations."--Sherman Cochran, Cornell University
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Seller's Description:
Near fine in near fine jacket. Signed by Rawski! Black cloth boards in dust jacket, octavo, has a few b&w maps. Book has mild shelfwear to bottom edges of boards, binding tight, text clean and unmarked. DJ gently rubbed, now in archival mylar wrap.
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Good; Hardcover, No Jacket; Withdrawn library copy with the standard library markings; Clean covers with minor edgewear; Library stamps to the endpapers; Text pages are clean & unmarked; The binding is excellent with a straight spine; This book will be shipped in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Medium Format (8.5Äù Äì 9.75Äù tall); Black covers with title in yellow lettering along spine; 1989, University of California Press; 481 pages; "Economic Growth in Prewar China, " by Thomas G. Rawski.
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