 | The Profits of Nature: Colonial Development and the Quest for Resources in Nineteenth-Century China Subjects: Zuo Zongtang 1812-1885; Economic development -- China -- History -- 19th century; Natural resources -- Government policy -- China; China -- Economic policy -- 19th century; China -- Politics and government -- 19th century; Peter B. Lavelle uses the life and career of the statesman Zuo Zongtang as a lens to explore the environmental history of nineteenth-century China. The Profits of Nature offers a new approach to understanding the dynamic relationship between imperial crisis, natural resources, and colonial development during a critical juncture in Chinese history. Peter B. Lavelle is assistant professor of history at Temple University. |
