Up the Social Ladder
How Chinese Merchants Excelled under the New Values of Ming-Qing China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22010185 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James R Townsend (University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, corresponding author), James Townsend |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 24-33 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2163-8551 • E-ISSN: 2163-8551 |
| Publisher | Georgia Southern University (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.20429/aujh.2023.130203 |
| OpenAlex | W4386951444 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
Ming China was a socially volatile period of Chinese history. Social distinctions were blurred as the merchant class rose to power to challenge old Confucian ideals in a commerce-based society. This paper examines what paved the road for the merchant class to rise, and how the non-elite empowerment shifted China's attitudes towards consumption and commerce
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · China · Chinese society · Economic history · Economics · Economy · Elite · Empowerment · Political science · Social class · Social science · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |