Recharging China in War and Revolution, 1882–1955
Author:   Ying Jia Tan
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
ISBN:  

9781501758959


Pages:   277
Publication Date:   15 October 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Ying Jia Tan
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781501758959


ISBN 10:   1501758950
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   15 October 2021
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Forging Resilience 1. Spinning the Threads of Discontent 2. Defending the Public Good 3. Unleashing Fire and Fury 4. Dawning of the Copper Age 5. Turning the Tide 6. Waging Electrical Warfare 7. Manufacturing Technocracy Conclusion: Hauntings from Past Energy Transitions

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Tan's book [is] both timely and an essential new entry in the historiography on modern China. * Asian Studies * In Recharging China in War and Revolution, 1882-1955, Ying Jia Tan offers a timely account of China's energy history, detailing its electrical development from the late Qing to the early Mao periods.This book makes an important contribution to the larger scholarship on energy history by explicating how electricity and state power were entwined and evolved in the Chinese experience. * Technology and Culture *


Tan's book [is] both timely and an essential new entry in the historiography on modern China. * Asian Studies *


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Ying Jia Tan is Assistant Professor of History at Wesleyan University.

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