Vernacular Industrialism in China
Local Innovation and Translated Technologies in the Making of a Cosmetics Empire, 1900–1940
(Author) Eugenia Lean
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Hardcover
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By examining the manufacturing, commercial, and cultural activities of the maverick industrialist Chen Diexian (1879-1940), Eugenia Lean illustrates how lettered men of early-twentieth-century China engaged in "vernacular industrialism," the pursuit of industry and science outside of conventional venues.
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Publisher:
Columbia University Press
Format:
Hardcover
Number of pages:
None
Language:
en
ISBN:
9780231193481
Publish year:
2020
Publish date:
March 17, 2020