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The material in this book is framed and organized through the themes of world system's theory — such as incorporation, commercialization of agriculture, industrialization, proletarianization, and the cyclical rhythm of the capitalist world-system.
The whole range of sericulture is examined from the production process, the social and technical problems, and the motives of cultivators, to how this form of agriculture changed over time. This text, replete with concrete and historical detail, offers carefully researched data of interest to sociologists and sinologists, as well as those in anthropology, economics, political science, and history.
"This is an important book on a subject of significance both to sociologists and sinologists. It is based on a rare combination of serious theoretical and empirical (including primary) research. It is the first serious attempt to explore the strengths and limits of world system theory in a Chinese context, the first that is to do so through a serious empirical study." — Mark Selden
List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgements
One World-System Perspective and Local Studies
Two The South China Silk District
Three Precapitalist Social Formations
Four Incorporation
Five Commercialization of Agriculture
Six Industrialization
Seven Proletarianization
Eight Cyclical Development
Nine Conclusion
References
Endnotes
Appendix: Weights and Currency Conversions
Index