The Population History of China (1368-1953)

Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-04-68265-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 20/7, 622 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 1043 g

Reihe: Global Economic History Series / The Quantitative Economic History of China

This book is a detailed account of the provincial population of China and its changes from 1368 to 1953. The maps and databases show the number, density, and proportion of urban population in different time periods.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Cao, Shuji

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Tables, Diagrams, and Maps

1 Introduction

2 Reinvestigating the Population of the Ming and Qing

3 Population of Prefectures in the Hongwu Period

4 The Military Population and the Population of National Minorities in the Ming Dynasty

5 The Population Growth and Distribution in the Ming Dynasty

6 The Rapid Population Decline between the Ming and Qing Dynasties

7 The Population of the Four Southern Provinces in the Mid-Qing Dynasty

8 The Population of the Prefectures in Sichuan Province in the Mid-Qing Dynasty

9 Population by Prefecture in Northern China in the Mid-Qing Dynasty

10 The Impact of The Taiping War on the Population

11 The Urban Population in the Hongwu Period

12 The Urban Population in the Late Ming Dynasty

13 The Urban Population in Northern China in the Mid-Qing Dynasty

14 Urban Population in Southern China in the Mid-Qing Dynasty

15 Urban Population of Shandong Province at the End of the Qing Dynasty

16 Urban Population at the End of the Qing Dynasty, the Examples of Zhili and Henan

17 Conclusion

Appendix 1: Population and Population Density of Regions in the Ming Dynasty

Appendix 2: The Number of Li, the Population of Inner Cities and Fu Captials in 1393 (Hongwu’s 26th Year)

Appendix 3: The Population of the County Headquarters (excluding Fucheng and Fuguo) and the Urbanization Rate of the Individual Fu in 1393 (Hongwu 26th Year)

Appendix 4: Urban Population and Urbanization Rate of Individual Fu in 1580 (Wanli 8th Year)

Appendix 5: Changes in the Population of the Individual Fu in the Late Ming and Early Qing Dynasties

Appendix 6: Population of the Individual Fu from 1393 to 1953

Appendix 7: Population of Individual Fu from 1680 to 1953

Appendix 8: Population of Fu and Towns in the Qing Dynasty

Glossary of Chinese Characters

Bibliography

Index