Zinc for Coin and Brass : Bureaucrats, Merchants, Artisans, and Mining Laborers in Qing China, ca. 1680s–1830s (Monies, Markets, and Finance in East Asia, 1600-1900)

In Zinc for Coin and Brass Hailian Chen offers the first comprehensive history of Chinese zinc over the long eighteenth century. This book covers a wide range of topics including Qing China's political economy, material culture, environment, technology, and society.