Singular Case: Debating China’s Political Economy in the European Enlightenment

Introduction : Judging Schemes Of Oeconomy -- Travelling Knowledge In The Discerning Age : Ethnography And Enlightenment -- The Most Unscrupulous People On Earth : The Paradox Of China's Commercial Spirit -- Your Beggarly Commerce! China And International Trade -- The Science Of Princes : China's Constitutional Foundations -- Duties Of The Sovereign : Civil And Military Successes And Failures -- Very Ignorant Reasoners : China's Science And Technology -- Conclusion : Prospects For The Stationary State. Introduction : Judging Schemes Of Oeconomy -- 1. Travelling Knowledge In The Discerning Age : Ethnography And Enlightenment -- 2. The Most Unscrupulous People On Earth : The Paradox Of China's Commercial Spirit -- 3. Your Beggarly Commerce! China And International Trade --4. The Science Of Princes : China's Constitutional Foundations -- 5. Duties Of The Sovereign : Civil And Military Successes And Failures -- 6. Very Ignorant Reasoners : China's Science And Technology -- Conclusion : Prospects For The Stationary State. Ashley Eva Millar. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 231-250) And Index. Issued Also In Electronic Format.