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Record Nr.

UNISA996309236003316

Autore

Moll-Murata Christine

Titolo

State and Crafts in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) / Christine Moll-Murata

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, Maryland : , : Project Muse, , 2019

©2019

ISBN

90-485-3793-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (403 pages)

Collana

Social histories of work in Asia

Disciplina

338.6/420951

Soggetti

Labor policy - China - History

Printing - China - History

Shipbuilding - China - History

Artisans - China - History

Handicraft - China - History

Handicraft industries - Government policy - China - History

Handicraft industries - China - History

Electronic books.

China Civilization 1644-1912

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-389) and index.

Nota di contenuto

State engagements in the handicraft sector -- The Qing central government institutions in control of the handicrafts -- The rise, decline, and reinforcement of the crafts in the service of the state -- Government shipbuilding -- Private shipbuilding, private and government cooperation, and procurement prices -- The shipbuilding workforce employed by the state and private workshops and enterprises -- Printing in the service of the state -- Private printing, private and government cooperation, and the printing workforce -- The artisan's place : the 'four occupational groups' and the social position of craftspeople -- Merchant and craft guilds.

Sommario/riassunto

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.