CHAPTER XI. Conclusion

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword ix
3. Preface xi
4. Contents xv
5. List of Tables xvii
6. PART ONE. THE OFFICIAL POPULATION RECORD
7. CHAPTER I. The Nature of Ming Population Data 3
8. CHAPTER II. The Nature of Ting 24
9. CHAPTER III. Population Data, 1741–1775 36
10. CHAPTER IV. Population Data, 1776–1850 47
11. CHAPTER V. Population Data, 1851–1953 65
12. PART TWO. FACTORS AFFECTING POPULATION
13. CHAPTER VI. The Population-Land Relation: Ming, Ch’ing, and Modern Land Data 101
14. CHAPTER VII. The Population-Land Relation: Interregional Migrations 136
15. CHAPTER VIII. Land Utilization and Food Production 169
16. CHAPTER IX. Other Economic and Institutional Factors 196
17. CHAPTER Χ. Catastrophic Deterrents 227
18. CHAPTER XI. Conclusion 257
19. APPENDIXES 279
20. APPENDIX I. OFFICIAL POPULATION DATA, 1741–1850 281
21. APPENDIX II. CHANGES IN THE GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION , 1787–1953 283
22. APPENDIX III. CHINA'S IMPORTS OF MAJOR FOODS, 1867–1937 289
23. APPENDIX IV. NATURAL CALAMITIES IN HUPEI, 1644–1911 292
24. NOTES 301
25. ABBREVIATIONS 302
26. INDEX 335
27. BIBLIOGRAPHY PRIMARY CHINESE SOURCES 343
28. GLOSSARY OF CHINESE CHARACTERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE BIBLIOGRAPHY 373