Ancient Economy

32 books

Collected Works of Li Yining on Economic History (6 Volumes in 8 Books) cover
Collected Works of Li Yining on Economic History (6 Volumes in 8 Books) Li Yining The Commercial Press · 2015 The Collected Works of Li Yining on Economic History is a six-volume, eight-book hardcover set published by The Commercial Press in 2015. It gathers t…
A Study of Silk Road Trade in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties cover
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A Study of Silk Road Trade in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties 方高峰 Peking University Press · 2025 During the Wei, Jin, and Southern and Northern Dynasties, although the Silk Road experienced brief interruptions due to political turmoil, it still ac…
The Leap of Officials and Merchants: A Brief History of Government-Business Relations in Ancient China cover
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The Leap of Officials and Merchants: A Brief History of Government-Business Relations in Ancient China 孙国生 / 尚进 / 朱承亮 Tuanjie Publishing House (Unity Press) · 2024 Officialdom and Commerce in Transition: A Brief History of Political-Business Relations in Ancient China is a book that probes deeply into the transfo…
A Brief Study of the Lijia System: A Short History of a Chinese Grassroots Fiscal Organization cover
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A Brief Study of the Lijia System: A Short History of a Chinese Grassroots Fiscal Organization 江士杰 / 李其瑞 The Commercial Press · 2023 A Brief Study of the Lijia System: A Short History of China's Grassroots Fiscal Organization examines, through extensive historical documents, the cha…
The Common People of Ancient Rome cover
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The Common People of Ancient Rome Abbott, Frank Frost, 1860-1924 Project Gutenberg · 2019 Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and …
One Book to Help You Understand the Discourses on Salt and Iron cover
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One Book to Help You Understand the Discourses on Salt and Iron 桓宽 / 异鸣 · 2026 This book combines an interpretation of the original text of The Discourses on Salt and Iron with distilled insights, carrying you back two thousand y…
Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of the Money-Makers (and Three Other Works) cover
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Records of the Grand Historian: Biographies of the Money-Makers (and Three Other Works) Sima Qian / 刘子裕 China Friendship Publishing Company · 2025 The Biographies of the Money-Makers from the Records of the Grand Historian (with Three Other Texts) is a collective biography by Sima Qian devoted to…
The Fuel Crisis and Revolution in Ancient North China amid the Synergistic Evolution of Nature, Economy and Society cover
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The Fuel Crisis and Revolution in Ancient North China amid the Synergistic Evolution of Nature, Economy and Society 赵九洲 Social Sciences Academic Press (SSAP) · 2025 Fuel is a vital tool for humanity in developing production, improving daily life, and transforming nature; the evolution of human society has in fact …
Humanities Courses at Business Schools cover
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Humanities Courses at Business Schools 海闻 Peking University Press · 2025 Selected from the humanities lectures at Peking University HSBC Business School, Humanities Courses at Business School is written in an accessible sty…
Monthly Instructions for the Four Classes of People cover
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Monthly Instructions for the Four Classes of People 崔寔 · 2024 Traditional Chinese culture has a long intellectual history, marked by a high degree of originality, inventiveness, and literary quality. Early forms …
Compendium of Statecraft, Food and Goods Section, Household and Population Subsection cover
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Compendium of Statecraft, Food and Goods Section, Household and Population Subsection Chen Menglei · 2024 Traditional Chinese culture has a long intellectual history, marked by remarkable originality, inventiveness, and literary quality. Its early thought …
Economy and History · Types of Domination cover
Rating 4.6
Economy and History · Types of Domination Max Weber / 康乐 Shanghai Joint Publishing Company · 2021 Weber's foundational place in the development of modern sociology has overshadowed his reputation as a historian. Economy and History is drawn mainly …
A History of Chinese Currency (Revised Edition) cover
Rating 4.5
A History of Chinese Currency (Revised Edition) 彭信威 Shanghai People's Publishing House · 2020 China was one of the earliest countries in the world to use currency, with a history of monetary use stretching back five thousand years. This book tr…
The Well-Field System cover
Rating 2.9
The Well-Field System Chen Hengqing Nanhai Publication Company · 2023 This book is Jingtian, by Chen Hengqing.
The Minister on Horse Teams cover
Rating 4.1
The Minister on Horse Teams Anonymous Bashu Publishing House · 2024 Duke Huan asked Guanzi, "I beg to ask about calculating resources." Guanzi replied, "The state has no reserves when its orders are issued." Duke Huan …
Attracting the People cover
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Attracting the People Anonymous Bashu Publishing House · 2024 Lai Min means attracting people to come. At that time, Qin had vast land and few people, while the three Jin states had many people and little land, a…
The Sea King cover
Rating 2.5
The Sea King Anonymous Bashu Publishing House · 2024 Duke Huan asked Guanzi, "What if I were to levy taxes on terraces and walls?" Guanzi replied, "That would be destroying what has been built." "What if…
The Numbers of Riding Horses cover
Rating 3.6
The Numbers of Riding Horses Anonymous Bashu Publishing House · 2024 Duke Huan asked Guanzi: "Yu of Youyu already put into practice the policy of cheng ma; I wish to establish the policy of cheng ma—how should it be don…
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Rating 4.4
Light and Heavy, Part D Guan Zhong Jinzhang Book Company (Jinzhang Shuju) · 2020 The Guanzi is a collection of writings by the Jixia Daoists in honor of Guan Zhong, that is, the Guanzi school within Jixia learning.
Light and Heavy, Part A cover
Rating 3.8
Light and Heavy, Part A Guan Zhong Jinzhang Book Company (Jinzhang Shuju) · 2020 The Guanzi is a compilation of writings by the Jixia Daoists honoring Guan Zhong, and on this basis it represents the Guanzi school of Jixia learning.