Bøker av Donald B. Wagner

This text brings both literary and archaeological evidence to bear in an investigation of the history of the Han state iron monopoly, with special consideration of the reasons for its establishment and for the intense opposition which it provoked.

This work explores the economic history of the traditional Chinese iron industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, with particular emphasis on the interactions among technological, economic and geographic factors. It examines such upheavals as foreign competition, war and revolution.

Designed as an advanced/intermediate level textbook for students, this work aims to meet the needs of those making the transition between "textbook texts" to "real texts". The text used is the biography of Huo Guang in the Han Shu, together with the commentaries compiled by Yan Shigu.