Tan, Ying Jia, 1978-

Recharging China in War and Revolution, 1882–1955 / Ying Jia Tan - 1 online resource (294 pages): illustrations, maps - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

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"--

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HISTORY / Asia / China
Electric power production
Electric industries--Economic aspects
Electric industries
Electric power production--History--China--20th century.
Electric power production--History--China--19th century.
Electric industries--Political aspects--China.
Electric industries--Economic aspects--China.
Electric industries--History--China--20th century.
Electric industries--History--China--19th century.


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