Publisher description for Hankow : commerce and society in a Chinese city, 1796-1889 / William T. Rowe.
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This is the first volume of a two-volume social history of the commercial hub of central China in the nineteenth century. The emphasis here is on the dynamism of late imperial commerce, the relation of the metropolis to the hinterland, and the corporate institutions of the city, notably its guilds. The second volume, Hankow: Conflict and Community in a Chinese City, 1796-1895, focuses on the people of Hankow.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: Hankou (Wuhan, China) Commerce History 19th century, Hankou (Wuhan, China) Social conditions, Guilds China Hankou (Wuhan) History 19th century