Strengthen the Country and Enrich the People
The Reform Writings of Ma Jianzhong
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Paul Bailey | ISBN: | 9781136794285 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | December 16, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paul Bailey |
| ISBN: | 9781136794285 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | December 16, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Ma Jianzhong was a close adviser to the powerful Qing government official, Li Hong-zhang, and wrote several essays between 1878 and 1890 outlining his plans for economic and administrative reform. He was the first Chinese to advocate the creation of a specialized and professional diplomatic corps. His contribution to the late nineteenth-century Chinese discourse on the state and the economy has hitherto been neglected. Paul Bailey's translation of his essays will contribute to a wider understanding of the origins and circulation of reform ideas in the late Qing.
Ma Jianzhong was a close adviser to the powerful Qing government official, Li Hong-zhang, and wrote several essays between 1878 and 1890 outlining his plans for economic and administrative reform. He was the first Chinese to advocate the creation of a specialized and professional diplomatic corps. His contribution to the late nineteenth-century Chinese discourse on the state and the economy has hitherto been neglected. Paul Bailey's translation of his essays will contribute to a wider understanding of the origins and circulation of reform ideas in the late Qing.
