Table of Contents:
  • ""INTRODUCTION""; ""THE LATE IMPERIAL WORLD: COMMERCE, EDUCATION, AND SOCIETY""; ""THE CONFUCIAN ORIGINS OF THE APPRENTICEâ€?S EDUCATION""; ""THE APPRENTICEâ€?S EDUCATION BEGINS""; ""RELATIONS WITH GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY""; ""PERSONAL RELATIONS IN THE MARKETPLACE""; ""THE MARKET, MANAGEMENT, MONEY, AND FINANCE""; ""TRAVEL AND CRIME""; ""CONCLUSION: SELF-CULTIVATION IN MID-LEVEL MERCHANT CULTURE""