Railroads and the Transformation of China

Informationen zum Autor Elisabeth Köll is the William Payden Associate Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. Klappentext To convey modern China's history and the forces driving its economic success, rail has no equal. From warlordism to Cultural Revolution, railroads suffered the country's ills but persisted because they were exemplary institutions. Elisabeth Koell shows why they remain essential to the PRC's technocratic economic model for China's future. Zusammenfassung To convey modern China’s history and the forces driving its economic success, rail has no equal. From warlordism to Cultural Revolution, railroads suffered the country’s ills but persisted because they were exemplary institutions. Elisabeth Köll shows why they remain essential to the PRC’s technocratic economic model for China’s future.

Product details

• Authors: Elisabeth K÷ll, Elisabeth Keoll, Elisabeth Koell, Elisabeth Koll, Elisabeth Köll
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9780674368170
• ISBN: 978-0-674-36817-0
• No. of pages: 416
• Series: Harvard Studies in Business History; Harvard Studies in Business Hi; Harvard Studies in Business History; Harvard Studies in Business Hi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, Archaeology, Public Administration, Transport industries, Asian History, History and Archaeology