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David Pietz
Engineering the State [EPUB ebook]
The Huai River and Reconstruction in Nationalist China, 1927-37

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Using case studies of large-scale public works projects in the Huai River valley of central China, this title illustrates the manner in which the Nationalist governmentst sought to re-establish central administrative control which fractured following the fall of the empire.

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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 144 ● ISBN 9781317794561 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2018 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 6707758 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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