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Loading... Civil War in China: The Political Struggle, 1945-1949by Suzanne Pepper
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The book's 2 halves pit Chiang's blunders against Mao's successes. Pepper reminds us that China was not lost (and therefore, could not have been "saved") on the battlefield, but in the hearts, minds, and lives of masses alienated by the republican leadership. no reviews | add a review
Many books have tried to analyze the reasons for the Chinese communist success in China's 1945_1949 civil war, but Suzanne Pepper's seminal work was the first and remains the only comprehensive analysis of how the ruling Nationalists lost that war_not just militarily, but by alienating the civilian population through corruption and incompetence. Now available in a new edition, this authoritative investigation of Kuomintang failure and communist success explores the new research and archival resources available for assessing this pivotal period in contemporary Chinese history. Even more relevant today given the contemporary debates in Hong Kong and Taiwan over the terms of reunification with a communist-led national government in Beijing, this book is essential reading for anyone seeking a nuanced understanding of twentieth-century Chinese politics. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)951.04History and Geography Asia China and region History 1912-1949LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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