TY  - BOOK
AU  - Moll-Murata,Christine
ED  - Project Muse
ED  - Project Muse.
TI  - State and Crafts in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
T2  - Social histories of work in Asia
SN  - 9789048537938
AV  - HD9999.H363 C56 2018
U1  - 338.6/420951 23
PB  - Project Muse
KW  - Labor policy
KW  - China
KW  - History
KW  - Printing
KW  - Shipbuilding
KW  - Artisans
KW  - Handicraft
KW  - Handicraft industries
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Civilization
KW  - 1644-1912
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Electronic books.
KW  - local
N1  - Issued as part of book collections on Project MUSE; 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; Open Access
N2  - 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
UR  - https://muse.jhu.edu/book/66331/
ER  -