03271oam 22006494a 450 99630923600331620210915045012.090-485-3793-210.1515/9789048537938(CKB)4100000006996077(MiAaPQ)EBC5530908(DE-B1597)513265(OCoLC)1055514028(DE-B1597)9789048537938(OCoLC)1112362460(MdBmJHUP)muse76535(EXLCZ)99410000000699607720190816e20192018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierState and Crafts in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)Christine Moll-MurataBaltimore, Maryland :Project Muse,2019©20191 online resource (403 pages)Social histories of work in Asia94-6298-665-7 Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-389) and index.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.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.Social histories of work in Asia.Labor policyChinaHistoryPrintingChinaHistoryShipbuildingChinaHistoryArtisansChinaHistoryHandicraftChinaHistoryHandicraft industriesGovernment policyChinaHistoryHandicraft industriesChinaHistoryChinaCivilization1644-1912Electronic books. Labor policyHistory.PrintingHistory.ShipbuildingHistory.ArtisansHistory.HandicraftHistory.Handicraft industriesGovernment policyHistory.Handicraft industriesHistory.338.6/420951Moll-Murata Christine987164MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK996309236003316State and Crafts in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)2256076UNISA