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Recharging China in war and revolution, 1882-1955 /

"The formative years of China's electrical industries between 1882 and 1955 overlapped with a period of incessant warfare and revolutionary upheaval. The electrification of textile manufacturing, wartime electrical infrastructure build-up, and the battles for control over electrical power...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tan, Ying Jia, 1978- (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Electric industries > China > History > 19th century.
Electric industries > China > History > 20th century.
Electric industries > Economic aspects > China.
Electric industries > Political aspects > China.
Electric power production > China > History > 19th century.
Electric power production > China > History > 20th century.
HISTORY / Asia / China.
Electric industries.
Electric industries > Economic aspects.
Electric power production.
China.
1800-1999
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: forging resilience
  • Spinning the threads of discontent
  • Defending the public good
  • Unleashing fire and fury
  • Dawning of the Copper Age
  • Turning the tide
  • Waging electrical warfare
  • Manufacturing technocracy
  • Conclusion: hauntings from past energy transitions.