Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP150104870

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP150104870

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Soybeans and socialism: agrarian transformation in Manchuria, 1935-1965. Throughout the early twentieth century, Manchuria was known for two things: its strategic importance and its soybeans. At the same time that the region was politically and militarily contested, Manchuria also experienced stellar economic growth, propelled in large part by the soy economy. This project aims to analyse the changing importance of soy as Manchuria transitioned from Japanese to Chinese rule. Each established mechanisms to control the soy economy, direct its proceeds to private wealth and regional development and increase production through development, reorganization or coercion. The Manchurian soy economy was a proving ground for rural policy elsewhere, and demonstrates both its potential and its limitations.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-04-2015

End Date: 20-06-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $154,978.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Agricultural Economics | Historical Studies | Asian History |

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

International Trade not elsewhere classified | Understanding Asia's Past | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology

Other Keywords

Agricultural Economics | Asian History | Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology | Historical Studies | International Trade not elsewhere classified | Understanding Asia's Past

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