Buch, Englisch, 388 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 689 g
Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions
China's Turning Point, 1924-1925
Buch, Englisch, 388 Seiten, Format (B × H): 162 mm x 236 mm, Gewicht: 689 g
Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and Institutions
ISBN: 978-0-521-47238-8
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Scholars have long recognised that Chinese politics changed fundamentally in 1925, when the radical nationalism of the May Thirtieth Movement took political centre stage. This book explains the connection between the beginning of the Nationalist revolution and the introduction of modern World War I style warfare to China. Its focus is the key year 1924, which saw a regional dispute about the status of Shanghai escalate into a massive civil war. Drawing on a wide range of newly-available archival sources, this book shows how the war of 1924 opened the way for radical nationalism, deeply affecting the Chinese economy, society, politics, and foreign relations. Like the author's well-received first book, The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth, this volume moves easily and persuasively from specifics of strategy and politics to the large and abiding issues of Chinese history and culture.
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Weitere Infos & Material
List of illustrations and maps; Preface and acknowledgments; Note on romanization; Characters and events; Introduction; 1. China under the Northern system; 2. How the wars began; 3. Armament and tactics; 4. The war in the South; 5. The war in the North; 6. The war and the economy; 7. The war and society; 8. The war and the powers; 9. The turning point; 10. The collapse of the north; 11. 1925 - politics in a new key; Conclusion; Major characters; Chronology; Abbreviations used in the notes; Bibliography: Archival sources; Bibliography: Western sources; Bibliography: Chinese and Japanese sources; Glossary; Illustrations and maps.
