Foreign Intervention And China's Industrial Development, 1870-1911

Name: Foreign Intervention And China's Industrial Development, 1870-1911
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Many recent studies argue that domestic factors such as corruption, nepotism, and Confucian traditions of government and society prevented the industrial enterprises initiated by China from 1870 to 1911 from achieving success. Dr. Thomas takes a different view, showing that foreign intervention had more influence than purely domestic concerns on the nation\u2019s industrialization efforts. > More than one hundred years ago, imperial Chinese leaders tried to industrialize their nation, much as China\u2019s leaders are attempting today. Self-strengthening projects in industry and the military were implemented to increase China\u2019s wealth and power and to protect the country from further colonization by the Western powers of the nineteenth centu > Introduction -- A Comparison of the Domestic-Limitation and Foreign-Intervention Approaches -- Could China Have Industrialized? -- The National and International Environments of Chinese Economic Self-Strengthening, 1870\u2013189.