Collapse of Nationalist China - How Chiang Kai-Shek Lost China''s Civil War

"This is a ground-breaking new interpretation of the collapse of Nationalist China, an event which fundamentally changed the course of twentieth-century history. Using newly available archival sources, Parks Coble reveals why, despite the financial backing of the US, Chiang Kai-shek's government lost the civil war against the communists in 1949"--

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Ichigo and its aftermath; 2. Hyperinflation and the rivalry between T. V. Soong and H. H. Kong; 3. Sudden surrender and botched liberation; 4. 1946 - failure to revive the economy in the aftermath of war; 5. 1947 - speeding towards disaster; 6. 1948 - the collapse of Fabi and the Gold Yuan disaster; Conclusion; Glossary.

About the author

Parks M. Coble is James L. Sellers Professor of History at University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Summary

This is a ground-breaking new interpretation of the collapse of Nationalist China, an event which fundamentally changed the course of twentieth-century history. Using newly available archival sources, Parks Coble reveals why, despite the financial backing of the US, Chiang Kai-shek's government lost the civil war against the communists in 1949.

Product details

• Authors: Parks M Coble, Parks M. Coble, Parks M. (University of Nebraska Coble, Coble Parks M.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.03.2023
• EAN: 9781009297615
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0929761-5
• No. of pages: 290
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, 20th Century, HISTORY / Asia / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Economic history, Asian History