Table of Contents Conventions for the notation of time, weights and measures Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter One:State Engagement in the Handicraft Sector Chapter Two: Qing Central Government Institutions in Control of the Handicrafts Chapter Three: Chapter Three: Rise, Decline, and Reinforcement of the Crafts in the Service of the State Chapter Four: Government Shipbuilding Chapter Five: Private Shipbuilding, Private and Government Cooperation, and Procurement Prices Chapter Six: The Shipbuilding Workforce Employedby the State and Private Workshops and Enterprises Chapter Seven: Printing in the Service of the State Chapter Eight: Private Printing, Private and Government Cooperation, and the Printing Workforce Chapter Nine: The Artisan’s Place: The ŸFour Occupational GroupsŒ and the Social Position of Craftspeople Chapter Ten: Merchant and Craft Guilds Conclusion Index References