Building for Oil is a historical account of the development of the
oil town of Daqing in northeastern China during the formative years
of the People's Republic, describing Daqing's rise and fall as a
national model city. Daqing oil field was the most profitable
state-owned enterprise and the single largest source of state
revenue for almost three decades, from the 1950s through the early
1980s. The book traces the roots and maturation of the Chinese
socialist state and its early industrialization and modernization
policies during a time of unprecedented economic growth. The
metamorphosis of Daqing's physical landscape in many ways
exemplified the major challenges and changes taking place in
Chinese state and society. Through detailed, often personal
descriptions of the process of planning and building Daqing, the
book illuminates the politics between party leaders and elite
ministerial cadres and examines the diverse interests, conflicts,
tensions, functions, and dysfunctions of state institutions and
individuals. Building for Oil records the rise of the "Petroleum
Group" in the central government while simultaneously revealing the
everyday stories and struggles of the working men and women who
inhabited China's industrializing landscape-their beliefs,
frustrations, and pursuit of a decent life.
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