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1. Frontmatter 1
2. Table of Contents 5
3. List of Tables and Illustrations 6
4. Conventions for the notation of time, weights, and measures 11
5. Acknowledgements 15
6. Introduction 21
7. 1. State Engagement in the Handicraft Sector 47
8. 2. The Qing Central Government Institutions in Control of the Handicrafts 69
9. 3. The Rise, Decline, and Reinforcement of the Crafts in the Service of the State 109
10. 4. Government Shipbuilding 123
11. 5. Private Shipbuilding, Private and Government Cooperation , and Procurement Prices 157
12. 6. The Shipbuilding Workforce Employed by the State and Private Workshops and Enterprises 183
13. 7. Printing in the Service of the State 213
14. 8. Private Printing, Private and Government Cooperation , and the Printing Workforce 245
15. 9. The Artisan’s Place: The ‘Four Occupational Groups’ and the Social Position of Craftspeople 293
16. 10. Merchant and Craft Guilds 321
17. Conclusion 349
18. References 359
19. Index 391