4 The Famine Price of Grain

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Tables and Figures vii
4. Preface. My Brief Life as a Price Historian ix
5. 1 The Tale of Chen Qide 1
6. 2 Halcyon Days? The Wanli Price Regime 29
7. 3 Silver, Prices, and Maritime Trade 69
8. 4 The Famine Price of Grain 106
9. 5 The Chongzhen Price Surge 138
10. Afterword: Climate and History 163
11. Appendix A. Units of Measurement 171
12. Appendix B. Reign Eras of the Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644 173
13. Appendix C. Tables for Reference 175
14. Notes 189
15. Bibliography 207
16. Index 223