Historical Labour Relations in China for 1500 and 1800
by Moll-Murata, Christine / DataverseNL Harvested Dataverse·Updated 1mo ago
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Description
China's historical labour relations data for the years 1500 and 1800, created by Christine Moll-Murata. This version, updated in October 2020, includes only records containing labour relations, with population data removed. The dataset underwent cleaning, separation of male and female individuals, and removal of duplicate records.
Use Cases
Analyzing the composition of the historical labour force based on the separation of male and female individuals.
Studying long-term changes in labour relations between the 16th and 19th centuries in China.
Conducting comparative historical research on labour structures using cleaned and deduplicated records.
Strengths
Data cleaning and removal of duplicate records were performed, as stated in the description.
Male and female individuals are separated, allowing for gender-based analysis.
The dataset is part of the larger Global Collaboratory on the History of Labour Relations 1500-2000 project.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
The dataset excludes all population data, focusing solely on labour relations records.
Provenance
Source
Global Collaboratory on the History of Labour Relations 1500-2000 Dataset, via DataverseNL.
Collection Method
An abridged data format created by Daan Jansen (IISH), continuing earlier work by Joris Kok (IISH).
Time Range
1500, 1800
Freshness
Last updated 2026-05-18 06:11:22; freshness should be verified.
Geography
China
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