Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter 3
2. Foreword 7
3. Contents 11
4. Introduction 13
5. 1. Method and Scope of Study 49
6. 2. The Origin and History of the Guilds 67
7. 3. A Descriptive Study of Three Peking Guilds 80
8. 4. Number of Guilds, Guild Halls and Guild Offices 107
9. 5. Guild Membership 123
10. 6. Guild Organization 133
11. 7. Guild Meetings 143
12. 8. Guild Finances 147
13. 9. The Apprentice System 155
14. 10. The Charitable Work of the Guilds 169
15. 11. The Religious Life of the Guilds 174
16. 12. The Functions of the Guilds 190
17. 13. Contemporary Trends in Guild Life and the Probable Future of the Guilds 214
18. 14. Problems and Possibilities 238
19. Appendix 251
20. Bibliography 262
21. Index 267