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An investigation into the 1936 execution of a Cantonese official leads to a reassessment of regional and national politics and state-led industrialization in Republican China.

Table of Contents

Introduction

1 The Formation of Agricultural Expertise: Feng Rui’sEducation and Early Career

2 Public Service in Guangdong, 1931-36: Economic Nationalism andProvincial Planning

3 Rice and Revenue: Guangdong’s"Benefit Agriculture" Import Taxes

4 White Sugar: Global Business and Provincial Enterprises

5 Bitter Experiences with Sugarcane

6 Brokers, Smugglers, and the Official Sugar Monopoly,1934-36

7 National Reunification and the Punishment of Feng Rui

8 Provincial Sugar Industry Programs, 1945-58

Conclusion: Shaping China’s Economic Nation on the Eve ofWar

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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      Publisher MN - University of British Columbia Press
      Published 1 November 2011
      ISBN-13 9780774816540
      978-0774816540

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An investigation into the 1936 execution of a Cantonese official leads to a reassessment of regional and national politics and state-led industrialization in Republican China.

      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      1 The Formation of Agricultural Expertise: Feng Rui’sEducation and Early Career

      2 Public Service in Guangdong, 1931-36: Economic Nationalism andProvincial Planning

      3 Rice and Revenue: Guangdong’s"Benefit Agriculture" Import Taxes

      4 White Sugar: Global Business and Provincial Enterprises

      5 Bitter Experiences with Sugarcane

      6 Brokers, Smugglers, and the Official Sugar Monopoly,1934-36

      7 National Reunification and the Punishment of Feng Rui

      8 Provincial Sugar Industry Programs, 1945-58

      Conclusion: Shaping China’s Economic Nation on the Eve ofWar

      Notes

      Bibliography

      Index

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