Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 11, Ferrous Metallurgy | 
 enlarge | Author: Donald B. Wagner
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Category: Book
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Pages: 512
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Dimensions (in): 9.7 x 7.6 x 1.6
ISBN: 0521875668
Dewey Decimal Number: 509
EAN: 9780521875660
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Publication Date: June 8, 2008
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Product Description
Comprehensive historical account of the production and use of iron and steel in China in their political and economic context. An initial chapter on the traditional Chinese iron industry introduces the important technical concepts and the ways in which technology, geography, and economics influence political phenomena. Further chapters cover developments from the Han to the Tang, the technical evolution and economic revolution of the Song period, and economic expansion under the Ming. A final chapter investigates the debt of the modern steel industry to Chinese developments.
Book Description
Comprehensive historical account of the production and use of iron and steel in China in their political and economic context. The technology that came originally from the West was transformed in China to a large-scale concentrated industry whose relations with the state were a major factor in Chinese history.
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