18th Century China and the World (The Peasants' Volume)

Author: Dai Yi (Editor-in-Chief), Xu Hao (Author)
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Publish Date: 1999-06-01
Features: In the 18th century, the global and modern world history built on the foundation of universal connection and division of labor had entered its final stage of formation. This is because Asia could still maintain its political and economic independence at that time. The driving force and leading role in creating the modern world history did not originate from Asia and the East, which had once achieved remarkable accomplishments, but rather came from Northwest Europe, far away from the centers of ancient and medieval civilizations. The historical scales shifted again toward the West. This book provides a comparative analysis of the 18th-century Chinese and British farmers, rural economies, rural production relations, commodity economies in rural areas, and the production and lives of Chinese and British farmers during the century, as well as their resistance struggles.