In Recharging China in War and Revolution,1882–1955, Ying Jia Tan explores the fascinating politics of Chinese power consumption as electrical industries developed during seven decades of revolution and warfare.
Tan traces this history from the textile-factory power shortages of the late Qing, through the struggle over China's electrical industries during its civil war, to the ...
In Recharging China in War and Revolution,1882–1955, Ying Jia Tan explores the fascinating politics of Chinese power consumption as electrical industries developed during seven decades of revolution and warfare.
Tan traces this history from the textile-factory power shortages of the late Qing, through the struggle over China's electrical industries during its civil war, to the 1937 Japanese invasion that robbed China of 97 percent of its generative capacity. Along the way, he demonstrates that power industries became an integral part of the nation's military-industrial complex, showing how competing regimes asserted economic sovereignty through the nationalization of electricity.
Based on a wide range of published records, engineering reports, and archival collections in China, Taiwan, Japan, and the United States, Recharging China in War and Revolution,1882–1955 argues that, even in times of peace, the Chinese economy operated as though still at war, constructing power systems that met immediate demands but sacrificed efficiency and longevity.
作者简介
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Ying Jia Tan is Assistant Professor of History at Wesleyan University.
目录
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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
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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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原文摘录
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“Propagandists also blasted messages over loudspeakers to drive home the message that Chiang Kai-shek was responsible for the workers’ suffering and deaths. The work report offered an anecdote of Zhang Laifa, who died from injuries during the air raid, who told his son Zhang Dinghai (also an electrical worker) to avenge his death. The elder Zhang told his son, “You must know that I am killed by the American imperialists and Chiang Kai-shek. You must convert all my work points into public bonds, so that we can attack [and liberate] Taiwan.”11 This foreshadowed large-scale mobilization campaigns that would take place a few years later, aimed at extracting more donations from power station workers." (查看原文)
The coevolution of electrical power and war efforts, both as state-building processes, leaves a long-lasting impact on China’s energy development as modern China was transformed from an “organic econo...The coevolution of electrical power and war efforts, both as state-building processes, leaves a long-lasting impact on China’s energy development as modern China was transformed from an “organic economy” into a “carbon economy.” (展开)
很扎實的一本書. 通過能源/科技史的視角來探討state-building和nation formation。 可以算是以一種新視角探討一個「舊問題」. 感覺anthropocene的framework有一丟丟平. （反而是對authoritarian eco-modernism更感興趣）. 蠻有啟發. Quite convincing to claim that China should no...很扎實的一本書. 通過能源/科技史的視角來探討state-building和nation formation。 可以算是以一種新視角探討一個「舊問題」. 感覺anthropocene的framework有一丟丟平. （反而是對authoritarian eco-modernism更感興趣）. 蠻有啟發. Quite convincing to claim that China should not be regarded as “carbon technocracy.” (展开)
很扎實的一本書. 通過能源/科技史的視角來探討state-building和nation formation。 可以算是以一種新視角探討一個「舊問題」. 感覺anthropocene的framework有一丟丟平. （反而是對authoritarian eco-modernism更感興趣）. 蠻有啟發. Quite convincing to claim that China should no...很扎實的一本書. 通過能源/科技史的視角來探討state-building和nation formation。 可以算是以一種新視角探討一個「舊問題」. 感覺anthropocene的framework有一丟丟平. （反而是對authoritarian eco-modernism更感興趣）. 蠻有啟發. Quite convincing to claim that China should not be regarded as “carbon technocracy.” (展开)
The coevolution of electrical power and war efforts, both as state-building processes, leaves a long-lasting impact on China’s energy development as modern China was transformed from an “organic econo...The coevolution of electrical power and war efforts, both as state-building processes, leaves a long-lasting impact on China’s energy development as modern China was transformed from an “organic economy” into a “carbon economy.” (展开)
0 有用 讨厌电影的番茄 2022-01-04 18:14:09
研究中国革命背后的电力系统。。。。。。。。
1 有用 不知用何名🍊 2022-01-07 07:18:53
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1 有用 余草 2022-12-04 06:06:13 美国
The coevolution of electrical power and war efforts, both as state-building processes, leaves a long-lasting impact on China’s energy development as modern China was transformed from an “organic econo... The coevolution of electrical power and war efforts, both as state-building processes, leaves a long-lasting impact on China’s energy development as modern China was transformed from an “organic economy” into a “carbon economy.” (展开)
0 有用 半人馬的Z 2024-02-06 11:59:27 美国
很扎實的一本書. 通過能源/科技史的視角來探討state-building和nation formation。 可以算是以一種新視角探討一個「舊問題」. 感覺anthropocene的framework有一丟丟平. （反而是對authoritarian eco-modernism更感興趣）. 蠻有啟發. Quite convincing to claim that China should no... 很扎實的一本書. 通過能源/科技史的視角來探討state-building和nation formation。 可以算是以一種新視角探討一個「舊問題」. 感覺anthropocene的framework有一丟丟平. （反而是對authoritarian eco-modernism更感興趣）. 蠻有啟發. Quite convincing to claim that China should not be regarded as “carbon technocracy.” (展开)
0 有用 Accélération 2024-02-10 16:26:49 四川
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0 有用 半人馬的Z 2024-02-06 11:59:27 美国
很扎實的一本書. 通過能源/科技史的視角來探討state-building和nation formation。 可以算是以一種新視角探討一個「舊問題」. 感覺anthropocene的framework有一丟丟平. （反而是對authoritarian eco-modernism更感興趣）. 蠻有啟發. Quite convincing to claim that China should no... 很扎實的一本書. 通過能源/科技史的視角來探討state-building和nation formation。 可以算是以一種新視角探討一個「舊問題」. 感覺anthropocene的framework有一丟丟平. （反而是對authoritarian eco-modernism更感興趣）. 蠻有啟發. Quite convincing to claim that China should not be regarded as “carbon technocracy.” (展开)
0 有用 怀霜 2023-10-03 16:53:19 新加坡
更正一下：疑惑依然在，但是启发更多。
1 有用 余草 2022-12-04 06:06:13 美国
The coevolution of electrical power and war efforts, both as state-building processes, leaves a long-lasting impact on China’s energy development as modern China was transformed from an “organic econo... The coevolution of electrical power and war efforts, both as state-building processes, leaves a long-lasting impact on China’s energy development as modern China was transformed from an “organic economy” into a “carbon economy.” (展开)
1 有用 不知用何名🍊 2022-01-07 07:18:53
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