Book ID: CBB891756727

Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry (2022)

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Wengcheong Lam (Author)


Taylor & Francis


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 323
Language: English

This book examines the rise of the iron industry during the Warring States and Western Han periods (ca. 400 BCE–9 CE) in ancient China, which is characterized not only by various technological innovations but also as a remarkable phenomenon, leading to the widespread distribution of iron implements and the emergence of massive ironworks that were rarely seen in later periods. With Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry, Lam Wengcheong combines archaeological and historical analyses to piece together fragmentary evidence and to refocus our gaze onto the economic and political mechanism that gave birth to an iron industry unique in the ancient world. Guiding readers through the macroscopic social settings of the iron industry and distribution patterns of iron implements to the microscopic organization of workplace and workers’ foodways, Lam explores how iron production and transportation processes intersected with the transformation of the Han capital region in the Guanzhong basin. Using various lines of evidence of iron production in Guanzhong and its connection with other production centers, this book shows how the production and transportation of iron at various scales played a significant role in generating the "connectivity" between various parts of the Western Han empire, and casts new light on the workings of the economic system in imperial China. Connectivity, Imperialism, and the Han Iron Industry will appeal to anyone interested in Chinese archaeology, the history of the Han empire, and the history of science and engineering in ancient China, as well as to scholars working on the comparative study of ancient imperialism, market exchange, and economic history.

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Authors & Contributors
Imogen Sophie Kristin Wade
Goldin, Paul R.
Miller, Ian Matthew
Hegesh, Noa
Min, H.
Wagner, Donald B.
Concepts
Technology and economics
Medicine, Chinese traditional
Technology and politics
East Asia, civilization and culture
Technological innovation
Astronomy
Time Periods
Han dynasty (China, 202 B.C.-220 A.D.)
Ancient
20th century
Song Dynasty (China, 960-1279)
Jin Dynasty (China, 265-420)
Tang dynasty (China, 618-907)
Places
China
Italy
England
United States
Russia
Greece
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