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Record Nr.

UNISA996647812303316

Titolo

Modern China in flux : networks, mobility, and transformation / / edited by Christian Henriot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel/Berlin/Boston : , : Walter de Gruyter GmbH, , 2025

©2025

ISBN

9783111374437

3111374432

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (410 pages)

Collana

Transformations of Modern China Series ; ; v.6

Disciplina

951.05072

Soggetti

China - Civilization - 21st century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction. From Nodes to Narratives: Network Analysis and the Dynamics of Modern China -- The Hong Kong Branch: A Spatial-Microhistory of Augustine Heard & Co., 1856–1876 -- Reimagining Elite Women’s Culture in Late Imperial China: Social Networks, Literary Legacies, and the Transition to Modernity -- Technocracy and Technostructure in Nationalist China: Expert Rule or Rule over Experts? -- Agricultural Technocrats in Modern China: A Network-Based Study of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry -- Bonding Minds, Bridging Nations: Sino-American Alumni Networks in the Era of Exclusion (1882–1936) -- Chinese Students in Belgium (1919–1939): An Exploratory Analysis with the Liubi Xuesheng-Dataset -- Unleashing the Power of Knowledge and Networks: Raising Capital for Publishing Companies in Shanghai (1928–1937) -- Forging Bonds and Building Factories: The Networked World of Shanghai’s Industrial Elite -- Social Stability and Mobility in Taiwan Across the 1945 Divide: The Habitus of Political Elites -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Modern China in Flux heralds a transformative epoch in historical research, spotlighting the innovative methodology of network analysis. As the digital age unfolds, historians encounter both an unparalleled opportunity and a daunting challenge: navigating the vast digital repositories of historical data. Central to this volume’s discourse is the imperative for a methodological shift in examining modern China's



historical research. By embracing the digital evolution, this volume highlights the promise of network analysis as a model for historians. Modern China, rich in tales of socio-political upheavals, economic transformations, and cultural shifts, emerges as a nuanced tapestry of intertwined narratives. Capturing its intricacies necessitates an approach that illuminates the multiple connections, alliances, and conflicts that shaped its course. Here, network analysis proves invaluable. By exploring textual databases and archival documents, and leveraging the capabilities of full-text historical sources, historians can craft a dynamic, interconnected narrative of modern China. Previously obscured relationships come into sharp focus, revealing the delicate balance of power, influence, and change.