Dry spells : state rainmaking and local governance in late imperial China / Jeffrey Snyder-Reinke.

Cambridge, Mass. : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2009.

xii, 314 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

In Late Imperial China control of the weather became an integral part of local government. This study looks at rainmaking activities organised or conducted by local officials under the Qing dynasty.

Online version: Snyder-Reinke, Jeffrey, 1969- Dry spells. Cambridge, Mass. : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2009

English

October 07, 2019

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-304) and index.

History.