Donald B Wagner

The Traditional Chinese Iron Industry and Its Modern Fate

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Produktbeschreibung

This work explores the economic history of the traditional Chinese iron industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, with particular emphasis on the interactions among technological, economic and geographic factors. It examines such upheavals as foreign competition, war and revolution.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 124
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 354g
• ISBN-13: 9781138405745
• ISBN-10: 1138405744
• Artikelnr.: 48950025

Autorenporträt

Donald B. Wagner has written widely on the history of science and technology in China, and is currently engaged in writing the volume on ferrous metallurgy for Joseph NeedhamâEUR(TM)s Science and Civilisation in China., The Foreword is by Peter Nolan of Jesus College, Cambridge.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 The changing economic geography of the traditional Chinese iron industry
Chapter 3 Traditional Chinese iron production techniques
Chapter 4 Small-scale ironworks of the mountains of Dabieshan
Chapter 5 Large-scale ironworks in Sichuan
Chapter 6 Crucible smelting in Shanxi
Chapter 7 Large- and small-scale ironworks in Guangdong
Chapter 8 Concluding remarks