Christine Moll-Murata

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

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Produktbeschreibung

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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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040795682
• Artikelnr.: 75563457

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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