This is the second of two volumes of this authoritative history
which review the Republican period. The titanic drama of the
Chinese Revolution is one of the major world events of mode
times. The fifteen authors of this volume are pioneers in its
exploration and analysis, and their text is designed to meet the
needs of non-specialist readers. After a preliminary overview
stressing economic and social history, the History presents a
narrative of events in China's foreign relations to 1931, and in
the political history of the Nationalist govement and its
Communist opponents from 1927 to 1937. Subsequent chapters analyse
key govemental, educational and literary - offering critical
appraisal of the major achievements and problems in each of these
areas. Finally, the volume examines China's war of resistance, the
civil war to 1949, and the portentous development of the thought of
Mao Tse-tung before coming to power.
Cambridge University Press; First edition (July 25, 1986)
Cambridge University Press; First edition (July 25, 1986)