War and Nationalism in China - 1925-1945

Offers a new interpretation of the Chinese nationalists, placing their war of resistance against Japan in the context of their efforts to establish control over their own country and providing a critical reassessment of regional Allied Warfare.

List of contents

Introduction 1. Stilwell Revisited 2. Raising the National Revolutionary Army 3. Cultures of Violence during the Northern Expedition 4. Nationalism and Military Reform during the Nanjing Decade 5. A Forward Policy in the North 6. The War of Resistance before Japan's Southern Advance 7. Wartime Mobilisation Conclusion

About the author

Hans J. van de Ven, educated at Leiden and Harvard universities, is a Reader in Chinese Studies at the University of Cambridge. He is also the author of the award-winning book From Friend to Comrade.

Summary

Offers a new interpretation of the Chinese nationalists, placing their war of resistance against Japan in the context of their efforts to establish control over their own country and providing a critical reassessment of regional Allied Warfare.

Product details

• Authors: Hans van de Ven, Hans van de Ven
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.06.2003
• EAN: 9780415145718
• ISBN: 978-0-415-14571-8
• No. of pages: 392
• Dimensions: 167 mm x 237 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 798 g
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education