The occupational structure of China 1736-1898 and the great divergence
À l’invitation du Centre d’études sur la Chine moderne et contemporaine (CECMC) et de l’École française d’Extrême-Orient (EFEO), M. Cheng Yang (PhD Candidate in History, Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, University of Cambridge, UK) présentera une conférence intitulée : « The occupational structure of China 1736-1898 and the great divergence ».
Présentation
Historians have long debated the great divergence and recent scholarship has been dominated by quantitative approaches. But datasets are often constructed by pooling evidence from disparate sources and the existing quantitative studies are marred by dependence on small samples of unrepresentative data. Focusing on measuring occupational structure on the basis of an underused but abundant source (the Xingke Tiben, a collection of trial papers for all homicides in 1736-1898), this presentation aims to provide rich, new evidence about the great divergence and the nature of economic development of China at that time.
Date
- Vendredi 12 octobre 2018, de 10h à 13 h
Lieu
- EHESS – Salle A07_37
54 bd Raspail – 75006 Paris
Organisateurs / Contacts
- Michela Bussotti, michela.bussotti@efeo.net
- Xavier Paulès, xavier.paules@ehess.fr
OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Monique Abud (15 septembre 2018). The occupational structure of China 1736-1898 and the great divergence. . Consulté le 16 mai 2026 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/mgmq
