Building a Nation at War: Transnational Knowledge Networks and the Development of China during and after World War II

Building a Nation at War argues that the Chinese Nationalist government’s retreat inland during the Sino—Japanese War (1937–1945), its consequent need for inland resources, and its participation in new scientific and technical relationships with the United States led to fundamental changes in how the Nationalists engaged with science and technology as tools to promote development.

The war catalyzed an emphasis on applied sciences, comprehensive economic planning, and development of scientifi...