Recharging China in War and Revolution, 1882–1955 / Ying Jia Tan

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Book collections on Project MUSEPublisher: Ithaca [New York] Cornell University Press [2021]Manufacturer: Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021Copyright date: ©[2021]Description: 1 online resource (294 pages): illustrations, mapsContent type:
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  • 9781501758973
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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
Summary: "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 production and consumption, reveal the inter-connectedness between energy security and national survival"-- Provided by publisher
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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

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"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 production and consumption, reveal the inter-connectedness between energy security and national survival"-- Provided by publisher

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