Building for oil : Daqing and the formation of the Chinese socialist state /
Author / Creator: | Hou, Li, 1973- author. |
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Imprint: | Cambridge, (Massachusetts) : Harvard University Asia Center, 2018. ©2018 |
Description: | xxiv, 245 pages ; 24 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 110 Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 110. |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11419598 |
Summary: | Building for Oil is a historical account of the development of the oil town of Daqing in northeastern China during the formative years of the People's Republic, describing Daqing's rise and fall as a national model city. Daqing oil field was the most profitable state-owned enterprise and the single largest source of state revenue for almost three decades, from the 1950s through the early 1980s. The book traces the roots and maturation of the Chinese socialist state and its early industrialization and modernization policies during a time of unprecedented economic growth. |
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Physical Description: | xxiv, 245 pages ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780674983816 0674983815 |