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Fountain of Fortune: Money and Monetary Policy in China, 1000-1700
Fountain of Fortune Money and Monetary Policy in China 10001700
Author: Richard von Glahn
The most striking feature of Wutong, the preeminent God of Wealth in late imperial China, was the deity's diabolical character. Wutong was perceived not as a heroic figure or paragon but rather as an embodiment of greed and lust, a maleficent demon who preyed on the weak and vulnerable. In The Sinister Way, Richard von Glahn examines the ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780520204089
ISBN-10: 0520204085
Publication Date: 12/27/1996
Pages: 408
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Publisher: University of California Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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