Making the Palace Machine Work : Mobilizing People, Objects, and Nature in the Qing Empire

Making the Palace Machine Work Mobilizing People, Objects, and Nature in the Qing Empire

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This volume brings the studies of institutions, labour, and material cultures to bear on the history of science and technology by tracing the workings of the Imperial Household Department (Neiwufu) in the Qing court and empire. An enormous apparatus that employed 22,000 men and women at its heyday,...

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Otros Autores: Siebert, Martina (Editor ), Akcetin, Elif, contributor (contributor), Bae, Kyoungjin, contributor (editor), Chen, Kai Jun, contributor, Chen, Kai Jun, editor, Guan, Xueling, contributor, Jun Chen, Kai, contributor, Ko, Dorothy, contributor, Ko, Dorothy, editor, Lai, Hui-min, contributor, Moll-Murata, Christine, contributor, Siebert, Martina, contributor, Siebert, Martina, editor, Su, Te-cheng, contributor, Wang, Guangyao, contributor, Wang, Yijun, contributor, Wu, Yulian, contributor, Yu, Hui-chun, contributor, Zhang, Qiong, contributor, Zhang, Shuxian, contributor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press 2021
[2021]
Edición:1st ed
Colección:Asian history
Materias:
HISTORY / Asia / China.
China, Qing Court, Material culture, Science & technology, Imperial Household Department.
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Sumario:This volume brings the studies of institutions, labour, and material cultures to bear on the history of science and technology by tracing the workings of the Imperial Household Department (Neiwufu) in the Qing court and empire. An enormous apparatus that employed 22,000 men and women at its heyday, the Department operated a "machine" with myriad moving parts. The first part of the book portrays the people who kept it running, from technical experts to menial servants, and scrutinises the paper trails they left behind. Part two uncovers the working principles of the machine by following the production chains of some of its most splendid products: gilded statues, jade, porcelain, and textiles. Part three tackles the most complex task of all, managing living organisms in nature, including lotus plants grown in imperial ponds in Beijing, fresh medicines sourced from disparate regions, and tribute elephants from Southeast Asia.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (334 p.)
ISBN:9789463720359
9789048553228

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