The Nationalist Revolution in China : 1923-1928
This lively history of China's Nationalist revolution tells the story of a small group of Chinese patriots headed by Sun Yat-sen until his death in 1925. They mobilized men, money and propaganda to create a provincial base from which they launched a revolutionary military campaign to unify the country, end imperialist privilege, and bring the Kuomintang to power.
VIII, 232 Seiten : Karten
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Acknowledgements; 1. Creating a revolutionary movement; 2. Competition and dissension within; 3. The drive to unify China - first phase; 4. Conflict over revolutionary goals; 5. Mounting problems for the Wuhan regime; 6. The communists turn to rebellion; 7. The final drive - Peking captured and Nanking the new capital; Bibliography; Index.