Civil War in China

The Political Struggle 1945-1949

Häftad, Engelska, 1999

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Beskrivning

Many books have tried to analyze the reasons for the Chinese communist success in China's 1945_1949 civil war, but Suzanne Pepper's seminal work was the first and remains the only comprehensive analysis of how the ruling Nationalists lost that war_not just militarily, but by alienating the civilian population through corruption and incompetence. Now available in a new edition, this authoritative investigation of Kuomintang failure and communist success explores the new research and archival resources available for assessing this pivotal period in contemporary Chinese history. Even more relevant today given the contemporary debates in Hong Kong and Taiwan over the terms of reunification with a communist-led national government in Beijing, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking a nuanced understanding of twentieth-century Chinese politics.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1999-07-22
Mått:147 x 233 x 39 mm
Vikt:753 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:544
Upplaga:99002
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780847691340

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Suzanne Pepper is an American writer and long-time Hong Kong resident.

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A splendid contribution to our understanding of that part of the Chinese Revolution between the defeat of Japan and the proclamation of the People's Republic of China. We are not likely to have a better account of the politics of a major turning point in history than this one.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Part I: The Last Years of Kuomintang RuleChapter 2 IntroductionChapter 3 The Beginning of the End: Take-over from the JapaneseChapter 4 The Student Anti-war MovementChapter 5 The Political Costs of Economic MismanagementChapter 6 A Summary of the Indictment: The Intelligentsia's Critique of the KuomintangPart 7 Part II: The Communist AlternativeChapter 8 The Intelligentsia's Critique of the Chinese CommunistsChapter 9 The Return to Land ReformChapter 10 The Return to the CitiesChapter 11 A New Beginning: The Communist Take-over from the KuomintangChapter 12 The Politics of Civil War