Engineering trouble: US-Chinese experiences of professional discontent, 1905-1945
Using newly analyzed sources and database analysis, this book tells the stories of the personal friendships and professional failures of Chinese and American engineers in Republican China
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| Zusammenfassung: | Using newly analyzed sources and database analysis, this book tells the stories of the personal friendships and professional failures of Chinese and American engineers in Republican China "In the early twentieth century, the first large batch of Chinese civil engineers had graduated from the USA, and together with their American senior colleagues returned to China. They were enthusiastic about reconstructing the young republic by building new railways, highways, and canals, but what the engineers experienced in China, including mismanaged railways, useless highways, and silted canals, did not always meet their expectations and ideals. In this book, Thorben Pelzer makes the stories of these Chinese and American engineers come to life through exploring previously unpublished letters, rare images, maps, and a rich biographical dataset. He argues that the experiences of these engineers include a myriad of contradictions, disillusionment, and discontent, keeping the engineering profession in a constant flux of searching for its meaning and its place in Republican China"-- |
| Beschreibung: | Literaturverzeichnis Seite [241]-267. - Index |
| Beschreibung: | XV, 276 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9789004549470 |
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C
ONTENTS
A
CKNOWLEDGMENTS
IX
LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES
XI
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
XIII
G
LOSSARY OF RECURRING CIVIL ENGINEERS
XIV
N
OTE ON TRANSCRIPTIONS
XVI
I
NTRODUCTION
O
PELL ROADS ILL CHINA
1
HI
STORICAL BACKGROUND
2
2
THE SEGMENT OF US-TRAINED CIVIL ENGINEERS 7
3
"SPECIALIZED BUT EQUALLY ORDINARY MEN"
11
4
ENGINEERING AND ITS DISCONTENTS
17
5 CHAPTER OVERVIEW
21
1
NATIONALISM AND THE COSMOPOLITICAL
E
DUCATION OVERSEAS,
1905-1918 24
EARLY WAYS INTO THE UNITED STATES
24
2
ENGINEERING EDUCATION
31
3
ENGINEERING PRACTICE 34
4
THE COSMOPOLITAN DIMENSION
3G
5
THE NATIONAL DIMENSION 39
G
BRINGING THE PROFESSION HOME
45
7
CONCLUSION
50
2
FINANCIAL CONSTRAINT
T
HE GRAND CANAL BOARD,
1918-1922
53
1
A TRANSNATIONAL VENTURE
53
2
RECRUITING A TEAM
5G
3
SURVEYING AN UNSTABLE ENVIRONMENT
63
4
THE MONEY GOES ASTRAY
G7
5
SOLIDARITY-THE YELLOW RIVER BRIDGE CONTROVERSY
70
G
FRUSTRATION-HUAI RIVER IMPROVEMENT SCHEMES
74
7
CONCLUSION
78
3
POLITICAL DEPENDENCY
W
ANG]INGC/11M AT THE CHINESE EASTERN RAILWAY,
1919-1924
81
THE NATIONALIST PARADIGM
81
2
THE EFFICIENCY PARADIGM
84
V1
C
ONTENTS
3
WANGJINGCHUN'S ASCENT TO POWER 88
4
THE CHINESE EASTERN-"A RAILROAD BORN IN SIN"
92
5 THE WANG-OSTROUMOV DYAD
100
6
THE END OF EXPERT MANAGEMENT
107
7
CONCLUSION
110
4
THE VISIBLE COLLEGE
THE EARLY ASSOCIATION OF CHINESE & AMERICAN ENGINEERS,
1919-19
2
1
FORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL MAKEUP
113
2
FUNCTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION AND ITSJOUMAL
120
3
ETHICS AND SOCIALIZATION
125
4
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
134
5 NETWORK FOR COLLABORATION
136
6
TRANSNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP 138
7
CONCLUSION
142
IL
3
F
I
5
COHESION AND EXCLUSION
T
HE RELIEF COMMISSION PAVES THE PROVINCES,
1926-1934
145
1
"GOOD ROADS" AND LABOR RELIEF
146
2
CONTESTED AUTHORITY IN YUNNAN
150
3
GUIZHOU-THE STRONG STATE
156
4
GUIZHOU-MASS MOBILIZATION 158
5 GUIZHOU-BENEFICIARIES AND BURDEN BEARERS 165
6
CONTINUITIES BETWEEN XI'AN AND LANZHOU
168
7 CONCLUSION 172
6
DEMISE WITHOUT EXHAUSTION
T
HE WITHDRAWAL OF US ENGINEERS,
1928-1941
174
1
EARLY TROUBLES OF THE
ACAE 174
2
SUPPORT FOR THE COMMAND ECONOMY 175
3
THE RESURRECTION OF THE
ACAE 182
4
CRISIS OF REPUTE-THE SALAQI IRRIGATION PROJECT 185
5
THE MILITARIZATION OF CIVIL ENGINEERING 191
6
THE PLIGHT OF US ENGINEERS 196
7
CONCLUSION
201
7
WARTIME ENGINEERING
LI
NG HONQXUN UNDER PRESSURE,
1932-1945
205
A CAREER START OF UPS AND DOWNS
205
2
ABORTIVE WESTERN EXPANSIONS
209
3
FROM GUANGZHOU TO HANKOU: CUTTING TIME 213
C
ONTENTS
VII
4
LESSONS LEARNT AND LESSONS DEALT
21G
5 DRAWBACKS OF THE STRONG STATE
219
G
THE GANSU-XINJIANG RAILWAY
224
7
CONCLUSION
228
8
CONCLUSION
230
1
SUMMARY
230
2
FINDINGS
232
3
IMPLICATIONS
235
4
OUTLOOK
23G
5
CODA: LOOSE ENDS
237
BI
BLIOGRAPHY
241
I
NDEX
268 |
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| spelling | Pelzer, Thorben 1992- Verfasser (DE-588)1196726329 aut Engineering trouble US-Chinese experiences of professional discontent, 1905-1945 by Thorben Pelzer Leiden ; Boston Brill [2023] ©2023 XV, 276 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme 24 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier China Studies Volume 52 Literaturverzeichnis Seite [241]-267. - Index Using newly analyzed sources and database analysis, this book tells the stories of the personal friendships and professional failures of Chinese and American engineers in Republican China "In the early twentieth century, the first large batch of Chinese civil engineers had graduated from the USA, and together with their American senior colleagues returned to China. They were enthusiastic about reconstructing the young republic by building new railways, highways, and canals, but what the engineers experienced in China, including mismanaged railways, useless highways, and silted canals, did not always meet their expectations and ideals. In this book, Thorben Pelzer makes the stories of these Chinese and American engineers come to life through exploring previously unpublished letters, rare images, maps, and a rich biographical dataset. He argues that the experiences of these engineers include a myriad of contradictions, disillusionment, and discontent, keeping the engineering profession in a constant flux of searching for its meaning and its place in Republican China"-- Geschichte 1905-1945 gnd rswk-swf Ingenieur (DE-588)4026955-3 gnd rswk-swf Bautechnik (DE-588)4004955-3 gnd rswk-swf Ingenieurwissenschaften (DE-588)4137304-2 gnd rswk-swf Amerikaner (DE-588)4212950-3 gnd rswk-swf China (DE-588)4009937-4 gnd rswk-swf 20th century Erste Hälfte 20. Jahrhundert (1900 bis 1950 n. Chr.) Civil engineering / China / History / 20th century Civil engineering / Social aspects / China Civil engineers / China / Biography Americans / Employment / China / History / 20th century 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000 Asian history Asiatische Geschichte Bauingenieur-, Vermessungs- und Bauwesen Civil engineering, surveying & building Environmental science, engineering & technology HISTORY / Asia / China TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Civil / General TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Environmental / General Umweltwissenschaften, Umwelttechnik China / Social conditions / 20th century China USA Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA China (DE-588)4009937-4 g Ingenieurwissenschaften (DE-588)4137304-2 s Bautechnik (DE-588)4004955-3 s Ingenieur (DE-588)4026955-3 s Amerikaner (DE-588)4212950-3 s Geschichte 1905-1945 z DE-604 Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe 978-90-04-54955-5 China Studies Volume 52 (DE-604)BV014642901 52 Digitalisierung Deutsches Museum application/pdf http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&local_base=BVB01&doc_number=035065955&sequence=000001&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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