Railway Imperialism in China

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Railway Imperialism in China

A Political Biography

Zheng, Yangwen

Manchester University Press

03/2026

336

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Inglês

9781526195258

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Introduction

Part I Nemesis of Reform
1 Railway Calling: British Attempts
2 A Journey of a Thousand Miles Begins with a Single Step
3 Converting the Oriental Despot

Part II "Tools of Empire"
4 "Engines for Empire": Russia Sets the Standard
5 "By Order of the Kaiser": Germany Outmanoeuvres
6 "Military Preparedness in Civilian Garb": Japan Catches Up
7 "Civilization Follows the Locomotive": French Variation

Part III Instrument of Nation Building
8 The "Quest for Railway Autonomy": China Mobilises
9 He Who Controls Railways Controls China
10 "High Speed Empire": China Dreams -- .
Railway imperialism; Railway nationalism; Scramble for China; Li Hongzhang; Manchuria; European imperialism; late Qing dynasty; Chinese nationalism; railway technology; Railway Rights Recovery Movement; Chinese Eastern railway; South Manchurian railway; Haiphong Yunnan railway; Sun Zhongshan; BRI