Author: Mrs. Alice Tisdale Nourse HobartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Oil for the Lamps of China
Author: Mrs. Alice Tisdale Nourse HobartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Oil for the Lamps of China
Author: Alice Tisdale Hobart"Oil for the Lamps of China"
Author: Bernard D. ColePublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 142891742X
Category : China
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
In l933, Alice Tisdale Hobart wife of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey manager in Nanking, published Oil for the Lamps of China. Hobart had traveled widely in China and proved to be a very observant imperialist. Her fictional account of her experiences, not surprisingly focused on the role played by Western businessmen, especially those engaged in importing and selling petroleum products. One thread that runs through her work is Chinese dependence on foreign sources of energy supplies, which remains the case today. This dependence on foreign-controlled sources means that Beijing's efforts to ensure the availability of energy resources adequate to fuel the nation's economic growth have important national security implications.
Oil for the Lamps of China
Author: Alice Tisdale HobartPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 415
Book Description
Oil for the lamps of China
Author: A. T. HobartOil for the Lamps of China
Author: Bernard D. ColePublisher: National Defense University
ISBN: 9780160679391
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 105
Book Description
CONTENTS Introduction Energy Sector Organization The Coal Industry The Oil Industry The Natural Gas Industry Other Energy Sources The Power Distribution System The Environment and the Energy Sector Energy in the Ninth and Tenth 5-Year Plans Defense of the Energy Sector Conclusion Endnotes
"Oil for the Lamps of China,"
Author: Laird DoyleOil for the Lamps of China
Author: Alice TisdaleOil Lamps
Author: Catherine M. V. ThuroPublisher: Echo Point Books & Media
ISBN: 9781635618433
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Near the turn of the twentieth century, the mass production of affordable lighting forever changed how we work, play, and live. This tectonic shift is directly related to the availability of cheap petroleum-based oil and the refinement of the kerosene lamp. Author Catherine Thuro devoted years of research to compiling a record of these formerly ubiquitous lighting devices. Oil Lamps is her first masterpiece: a comprehensive, invaluable resource. With over 1,000 lamps shown in detailed studio photographs, clearly reproduced illustrations from catalogues and trade journals, this book is the definitive visual compilation of kerosene lamps and accessories. The clear photography is also matched by detailed and engaging explanations about the origins of lamp styles. Thuro places the kerosene lamp in cultural and historical context, discussing the revolutionary large-scale production of these luminaries, the wide array of raw material used, and the far-reaching consequences of a society literally brought into the light on a massive scale. For both historical and comparative information, this is a must-have reference for collectors.
China Hands
Author: James R. LilleyPublisher: Public Affairs
ISBN: 0786738480
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
James Lilley's life and family have been entwined with China's fate since his father moved to the country to work for Standard Oil in 1916. Lilley spent much of his childhood in China and after a Yale professor took him aside and suggested a career in intelligence, it became clear that he would spend his adult life returning to China again and again. Lilley served for twenty-five years in the CIA in Laos, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Taiwan before moving to the State Department in the early 1980s to begin a distinguished career as the U.S.'s top-ranking diplomat in Taiwan, ambassador to South Korea, and finally, ambassador to China. From helping Laotian insurgent forces assist the American efforts in Vietnam to his posting in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square crackdown, he was in a remarkable number of crucial places during challenging times as he spent his life tending to America's interests in Asia. In China Hands, he includes three generations of stories from an American family in the Far East, all of them absorbing, some of them exciting, and one, the loss of Lilley's much loved and admired brother, Frank, unremittingly tragic. China Hands is a fascinating memoir of America in Asia, Asia itself, and one especially capable American's personal history.