Working for His Majesty
Subtitle: research notes on labor mobilization in late Shang China (ca. 1200-1045 B.C.), as seen in the oracle-bone inscriptions, with particular attention to handicraft industries, agriculture, warfare, hunting, construction, and the Shang's legacies
By: David N. Keightley
Series: China research monograph -- 67
Publisher: Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Berkeley, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 507
ISBN-13: 9781557291028
Subjects: Industrial mobilization; Oracle bones; Hunters; Farmers; Artisans; Sources; Economic conditions; Labor supply; Soldiers; Building trades; History
Description: "Dealing with the Shang dynasty (ca. 1200-1045 B.C.), the first to leave written records in North China, this work focuses on the artisan corps, labor mobilization, farming, warfare, hunting, building, leadership, and culture"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.