03082nam 2200637 a 450 991045683070332120200520144314.00-8047-7787-X10.1515/9780804777872(CKB)2550000000039973(EBL)730191(OCoLC)742367640(SSID)ssj0000524232(PQKBManifestationID)12149830(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524232(PQKBWorkID)10546173(PQKB)10359729(StDuBDS)EDZ0000127677(MiAaPQ)EBC730191(DE-B1597)564220(DE-B1597)9780804777872(Au-PeEL)EBL730191(CaPaEBR)ebr10482307(OCoLC)1198930052(EXLCZ)99255000000003997320110106d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrModern China's network revolution[electronic resource] chambers of commerce and sociopolitical change in the early twentieth century /Zhongping ChenStanford, Calif. Stanford University Press20111 online resource (311 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8047-7409-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Guilds and elites in the face of domestic and foreign challenges -- Elite and official interactive movements toward chambers of commerce -- Changes in organizational composition and interrelations -- The expansion of associational networks and influences -- Political maneuvers in commercial and industrial affairs -- Joint actions in the constitutional and revolutionary movements -- Nationwide chamber networks and the republican governments.Chambers of commerce developed in China as a key part of its sociopolitical changes. In 1902, the first Chinese chamber of commerce appeared in Shanghai. By the time the Qing dynasty ended, over 1,000 general chambers, affiliated chambers, and branch chambers had been established throughout China. In this new work, author Zhongping Chen examines Chinese chambers of commerce and their network development across Lower Yangzi cities and towns, as well as the nationwide arena. He details how they achieved increasing integration, and how their collective actions deeply influenced nationBoards of tradeChinaHistory20th centurySocial networksChinaHistory20th centurySocial changeChinaHistory20th centuryChinaPolitics and government1644-1912Electronic books.Boards of tradeHistorySocial networksHistorySocial changeHistory381.06/0951Chen ZhongpingPh. D.1046270MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456830703321Modern China's network revolution2473069UNINA