Modern China's network revolution [electronic resource] : chambers of commerce and sociopolitical change in the early twentieth century / Zhongping Chen.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Guilds and elites in the face of domestic and foreign challenges -- Elite and official interactive movements toward chambers of commerce -- Changes in organizational composition and interrelations -- The expansion of associational networks and influences -- Political maneuvers in commercial and industrial affairs -- Joint actions in the constitutional and revolutionary movements -- Nationwide chamber networks and the republican governments.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2011. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.