Incense and Industry
Labour and Capital in the Tea Districts of Huizhou, China
Datos Bibliográficos
| ID | 4834722 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Andrew B Liu (Villanova University, autor de correspondencia) |
| Año | 2016 |
| Volumen | 230 |
| Número | 1 |
| Páginas | 161-195 |
| Fecha de publicación | 2016-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sí |
| Open Access | No |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Revista | Past & Present (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores de la revista | ISSN: 0031-2746 • E-ISSN: 1477-464X |
| Editorial | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/pastj/gtv042 |
| OpenAlex | W2288637209 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citas recibidas | 3 |
Rural tea production in late Qing China (1644–1911) was far more dynamic than previously imagined, both by observers at the time and by subsequent historical scholarship. In the tea districts of Huizhou in the south of the province of Anhui, specifically, tea producers, despite exhibiting few signs of technological breakthrough, became enmeshed in the social dynamics of endless capital accumulation, distinguished by an obsessive fixation on productivity. 1 In order to survive in a world market increasingly crowded by domestic and overseas competition, inland tea merchants assumed greater control over production, contracting out work to factory managers who supervised seasonal workers. Those managers in turn chased increased levels of productivity by reshaping the labour process to become more efficient, co-ordinated and specialized. Thus, the inland factories relied upon a two-pronged strategy of time measurement and labour discipline to map out the co-ordinated movements of tasks such as picking, roasting, sifting and sorting leaves in fine detail. This emphasis upon productivity, squeezing out a greater rate of output (tea) per labour input, constituted a strategy of labour-intensive capital accumulation. 2 Inland tea merchants, in other words, attempted to remain profitable in a world of falling prices by asking seasonal labourers to work harder, faster and for less reward.
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| Obras citantes distintas | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citas por año | 0,43 |
| Intervalo de citas | 2019 - 2022 (4) |
| Velocidad de citación | historical |
| Altamente citado | No |
| Tipos de cita | Neutras: 3 |