03744nam 22005053 450 99664781230331620250430143230.09783111374437(ebook)311137443210.1515/9783111374437(MiAaPQ)EBC31901196(Au-PeEL)EBL31901196(CKB)37663455300041(OCoLC)1503843857(DE-B1597)671271(DE-B1597)9783111374437(EXLCZ)993766345530004120250224d2025 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierModern China in flux networks, mobility, and transformation /edited by Christian Henriot1st ed.Basel/Berlin/Boston :Walter de Gruyter GmbH,2025.©2025.1 online resource (410 pages)Transformations of Modern China Series ;v.69783111372174 3111372170 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 --IndexModern 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.Transformations of modern China ;v. 6.ChinaCivilization21st centuryChinaCivilization951.05072Henriot ChristianMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK996647812303316Modern China in flux4373209UNISA