Cambridge Great Britain: Cambridge University Press, Date: 2008. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 478 pages. This is Volume V : 11 of the Science and Civilisation in China series by Joseph Needham. "...provides a comprehensive historical account of the production and use of iron and steel in China in their political and economic context." Shipping will be extra for this heavy book, please inquire. small black line on bottom edge of pages, djs show slight handling (now in mylar protectors). ; 7 3/4 x 10 2008. Cambridge University Press ISBN 0521875668 9780521875660 [US]

Cambridge Univ Pr, Date: 2008. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 477 pages. 9.75x7.50x1.50 inches. 2008. Cambridge Univ Pr ISBN 0521875668 9780521875660 [GB]

ISBN10: 0521875668, ISBN13: 9780521875660, [publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge] Hardcover First Edition Hardcover. Donald B. Wagner provides a 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 interact and influence political phenomena. Recent archaeological work indicates that the earliest production of iron in China was in the Northwest, and that the technology was introduced from the West via Central Asia. It was, however, the invention in South China of large-scale technologies which put China on a very different developmental path from that of the West. Further chapters deal with 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. 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. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on ...

Cambridge Univ Pr 2008 Hardcover New 1st edition. 477 pages. 9.75x7.50x1.50 inches.

New Traces the production and use of iron and steel in China from ca. 1000 BC. Series: Science and Civilisation in China. Num Pages: 512 pages, 139 b/w illus. 48 colour illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1660. 2008. Illustrated. hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.

ISBN10: 0521875668, ISBN13: 9780521875660, [publisher: Cambridge University Press] Hardcover Traces the production and use of iron and steel in China from ca. 1000 BC. Series: Science and Civilisation in China. Num Pages: 512 pages, 139 b/w illus. 48 colour illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF; PDX; TBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1660. . 2008. Illustrated. hardcover. . . . .
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