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Chinese capitalist odyssey through tumultuous eras.

"Industrial Eden" offers an enlightening journey into the resilience and adaptability of entrepreneurs in the face of political and economic upheaval. If you're intrigued by the dynamics of business survival and success across different regimes, this historical plunge into the Song family's corporate saga might just enrich your understanding of China's complex past. It's an engaging tale of ambition and ingenuity that feels almost novelistic, revealing much about the fabric of Chinese society and its commerce.

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ISBN: 9780674967601
Authors: Brett Sheehan
Date of Publication: 2015-04-09
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Politics, History, Business
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This illuminating study of the evolution of Chinese capitalism chronicles the fortunes of the Song family of North China under five successive authoritarian governments. Headed initially by Song Chuandian, who became rich by exporting hairnets to Europe and America in the early twentieth century, the family built a thriving business against long odds of rural poverty and political chaos. A savvy political operator, Song Chuandian prospered and kept local warlords at bay, but his career ended badly when he fell afoul of the new Nationalist government. His son Song Feiqing―inspired by the reformist currents of the May Fourth Movement―developed a utopian capitalist vision that industry would redeem China from foreign imperialism and cultural backwardness. He founded the Dongya Corporation in 1932 to manufacture wool knitting yarn and for two decades steered the company through a constantly changing political landscape―the Nationalists, then Japanese occupiers, then the Nationalists again, and finally Chinese Communists. Increasingly hostile governments, combined with inflation, foreign competition, and a restless labor force, thwarted his ambition to create an “Industrial Eden.” Brett Sheehan shows how the Song family engaged in eclectic business practices that bore the imprint of both foreign and traditional Chinese influences. Businesspeople came to expect much from increasingly intrusive states, but the position of private capitalists remained tenuous no matter which government was in control. Although private business in China was closely linked
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Chinese capitalist odyssey through tumultuous eras.

"Industrial Eden" offers an enlightening journey into the resilience and adaptability of entrepreneurs in the face of political and economic upheaval. If you're intrigued by the dynamics of business survival and success across different regimes, this historical plunge into the Song family's corporate saga might just enrich your understanding of China's complex past. It's an engaging tale of ambition and ingenuity that feels almost novelistic, revealing much about the fabric of Chinese society and its commerce.

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