State and Crafts in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)

AvChristine Moll-Murata

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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This book, full of quantitative evidence and limited-circulation archives, details manufacturing and the beginnings of industrialisation in China from 1644 to 1911. It thoroughly examines the interior organisation of public craft production and the complementary activities of the private sector. It offers detailed knowledge of shipbuilding and printing. Moreover, it contributes to the research of labour history and the rise of capitalism in China through its examination of living conditions, working conditions, and wages.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-12-01
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Vikt:740 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Social Histories of Work in Asia
Antal sidor:402
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781041186588

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Prof. Dr. Christine Moll-Murata, M.A. Heidelberg University, Ph.D. Ruhr Universität Bochum. Associate Professor of Chinese History at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and Honorary Fellow at the International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam. Specialized in socioeconomic history of China from the Song through the Qing, especially labour history, and Chinese local historiography.

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Conventions for the notation of time, weights and measures, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Chapter One:State Engagement in the Handicraft Sector, Chapter Two: Qing Central Government Institutions in Control of the Handicrafts, Chapter Three: Chapter Three: Rise, Decline, and Reinforcement of the Crafts in the Service of the State, Chapter Four: Government Shipbuilding Chapter Five: Private Shipbuilding, Private and Government Cooperation, and Procurement Prices, Chapter Six: The Shipbuilding Workforce Employedby the State and Private Workshops and Enterprises, Chapter Seven: Printing in the Service of the State, Chapter Eight: Private Printing, Private and Government Cooperation, and the Printing Workforce, Chapter Nine: The Artisan’s Place: The 'Four Occupational Groups' and the Social Position of Craftspeople, Chapter Ten: Merchant and Craft Guilds, Conclusion, Index, References