For commoners in the Qing dynasty, the most salient agents of the imperial state were not the emperor’s appointed officials but rather the clerks and runners of the county yamen, the lowest level of functionaries in the Qing state’s administrative hierarchy. Yet until now we have known very little about these critically important persons beyond the caricatured portrayals of cor...(展开全部)

For commoners in the Qing dynasty, the most salient agents of the imperial state were not the emperor's appointed officials but rather the clerks and runners of the county yamen, the lowest level of functionaries in the Qing state's administrative hierarchy. Yet until now we have known very little about these critically important persons beyond the caricatured portrayals of cor...(展开全部)

For commoners in the Qing dynasty, the most salient agents of the imperial state were not the emperor’s appointed officials but rather the clerks and runners of the county yamen, the lowest level of functionaries in the Qing state’s administrative hierarchy. Yet until now we have known very little about these critically important persons beyond the caricatured portrayals of cor...(展开全部)

For commoners in the Qing dynasty, the most salient agents of the imperial state were not the emperor's appointed officials but rather the clerks and runners of the county yamen, the lowest level of functionaries in the Qing state's administrative hierarchy. Yet until now we have known very little about these critically important persons beyond the caricatured portrayals of cor...(展开全部)

This book, full of quantitative evidence and limited-circulation archives, details manufacturing and the beginnings of industrialization in China from 1644 to 1911. It thoroughly examines the interior organization of public craft production and the complementary activities of the private sector. It offers detailed knowledge of shipbuilding and printing. Moreover, it contributes...(展开全部)

This book, full of quantitative evidence and limited-circulation archives, details manufacturing and the beginnings of industrialization in China from 1644 to 1911. It thoroughly examines the interior organization of public craft production and the complementary activities of the private sector. It offers detailed knowledge of shipbuilding and printing. Moreover, it contributes...(展开全部)

司马富（Richard J.Smith），美国莱斯大学历史系荣休教授。美国加州大学戴维斯分校政治学学士、历史学博士。主要研究领域为清史、中国近代史。 ★译者简介 张安琪，中国人民大学清史研究所博士研究生，美国罗彻斯特大学访问学人，研究方向为近现代中西文化交流史。 荆晨，美国亚利桑那州立大学东亚语言与文明系博士研究生，研究兴趣包括日本近世与近代文学、旅行文学和日本汉学。 康海源，中国人民大学清史研究所硕士毕业，现为出版社编辑。译有《重归一统》，合译有《神武军容耀天威：明代皇室的尚武风习与展现》。

司马富（Richard J.Smith），美国莱斯大学历史系荣休教授。美国加州大学戴维斯分校政治学学士、历史学博士。主要研究领域为清史、中国近代史。 ★译者简介 张安琪，中国人民大学清史研究所博士研究生，美国罗彻斯特大学访问学人，研究方向为近现代中西文化交流史。 荆晨，美国亚利桑那州立大学东亚语言与文明系博士研究生，研究兴趣包括日本近世与近代文学、旅行文学和日本汉学。 康海源，中国人民大学清史研究所硕士毕业，现为出版社编辑。译有《重归一统》，合译有《神武军容耀天威：明代皇室的尚武风习与展现》。