| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 411 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Asia's transformations
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Asia's transformations.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I : the road to revolution, 1895-1919 -- The rise of Confucian radicalism -- 1911 : history and historiography -- Ideas and ideals in the fall of the Qing -- From the military dictator to the warlords -- Social conditions in the countryside -- Urban social change -- Intellectuals, the Republic, and a new culture -- Part II : nationalism and revolution, 1919-1937 -- Politics and culture in the May Fourth movement -- National identity, Marxism, and social justice -- The rise of political parties -- Ideology and power in the Nationalist Revolution -- The Northern Expedition and the rise of Chiang Kai-shek -- The Nanjing decade, 1928-1937 : the Guomindang era -- Peasants and communists -- Part III : war and revolution, 1937-1949 -- The War of Resistance, 1937-45 -- Mao, Maoism, and the Communist party -- Revolution and civil war. |
| Summary |
Providing historical insights essential to the understanding of contemporary China, this text explores the events that lead to the rise of communism and a strong central state during the early twentieth century. This book weaves narrative together with thematic chapters that pause to address themes central to China's transformation. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
China -- History -- 1861-1912.
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China. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
1861-1912 |
| Subject |
China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949.
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| Chronological Term |
1861-1949 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Zarrow, Peter Gue. China in war and revolution, 1895-1949. London ; New York : Routledge, 2005 0415364477 0415364485 (DLC) 2004023492 (OCoLC)56672155 |
| ISBN |
0203015622 (electronic book) |
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9780203015629 (electronic book) |
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0203099869 |
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9780203099865 |
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9786610463275 |
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6610463271 |
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0415364477 (Cloth) |
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9780415364478 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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0415364485 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9780415364485 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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