In:
Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient, Brill, Vol. 62, No. 4 ( 2019-05-16), p. 731-772
Kurzfassung:
Since the late imperial era, Yellow River floods have endangered the environmental equilibrium of North China, including parts of the Grand Canal. The Republican government’s response to water disasters reflected the influence of global networks and institutions of expertise. By turning to an American company for infrastructure work on the Grand Canal, Chinese government officials placed their faith in global science and finance to renew a domestic symbol of state power. The project failed; nonetheless the efforts to restore the waterways and provide relief reveal the entangled humanitarian, corporate, and educational interests of modern China’s state building and environmental management.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0022-4995
,
1568-5209
DOI:
10.1163/15685209-12341492
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
Brill
Publikationsdatum:
2019
ZDB Id:
218211-7
ZDB Id:
2043811-4
SSG:
0
SSG:
6,21
SSG:
6,23
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