The Grand Canal in Republican China

Shirley Ye

doi:10.1163/15685209-12341492

The Grand Canal in Republican China

Shirley Ye

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Abstract

Since the late imperial era, Yellow River floods have endangered the environmental equilibrium of North China, including parts of the Grand Canal. The Republican government’s response to water disasters reflected the influence of global networks and institutions of expertise. By turning to an American company for infrastructure work on the Grand Canal, Chinese government officials placed their faith in global science and finance to renew a domestic symbol of state power. The project failed; nonetheless the efforts to restore the waterways and provide relief reveal the entangled humanitarian, corporate, and educational interests of modern China’s state building and environmental management.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	731-772
Number of pages	42
Journal	Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient
Volume	62
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1163/15685209-12341492
Publication status	Published - 16 May 2019

Keywords

American-Chinese relations
environment
Grand Canal
humanitarianism and philanthropy
infrastructure and science

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Economics and Econometrics
History
Sociology and Political Science

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