| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Monies, markets, and finance in East Asia, 1600-1900, 2210-2876 ; volume 11 |
| Contents |
Place, space, and people -- Zinc: China's demand for a "useless" metal -- Entrepreneurs: the Qing state and merchants -- Mining policy, law, and practices -- Mining communities -- Zinc ores: calamine and blende -- Zinc mines -- Technology -- Output: Guizhou's global pre-eminence in zinc production -- Energy -- Transportation, and commercialization and consumption |
| Summary |
"Hailian Chen's pioneering study presents the first comprehensive history of Chinese zinc--an essential base metal used to produce brass and coin and a global commodity--over the long eighteenth century. Zinc, she argues, played a far greater role in the Qing economy and in integrating China into an emerging global economy, than has previously been recognized. Using commodity chain analysis and exploring over 5,800 items of archival documents, Chen demonstrates how this metal was produced, transported, traded, and consumed by human agents. Situating the zinc story within the human-environment framework, this book covers a broad and interdisciplinary range of political economy, material culture, environment, technology, and society, which casts new light on our understanding of early modern China"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Universität Tübingen, 2018 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed |
| Subject |
Zinc industry and trade -- China -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General.
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Qing Dynasty (China)
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Zinc industry and trade
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| SUBJECT |
China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024078
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| Subject |
China
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018046862 |
| ISBN |
9004383042 |
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9789004383043 |
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