China's Silk Trade Traditional Industry in the Modern World 1842-1937
- List Price: $34.00
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr
- Publish date: 10/01/1980
Description:
Of all the products associated with the material wealth and cultural splendor of traditional Chinese civilization, none was so quintessentially Chinese as silk. From the most ancient times silk played a role in Chinese history, both as a symbol of imperial tradition and as a mainstay of the peasant economy.
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