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Synopsis
In simpler form this has the content & many of the concepts of Goldston's Rise of Red China & Scott's The Hungry Dragon. 3 major sections--Sun Yat-sen, Mao & Chiang, Communist China--represent 3 stages, the 1st two personalized (i.e. circumscribed Old China as seen in Sun's boyhood). Chapter heads & subheads comprise a continuous outline. Maps & photos are usefully disposed. For all its appearance of a text, this isn't a skeletal treatment. A clear causative chain is established, most notably in regard to Communist aims & tactics & strategic retreats from the 1st cell thru the Kiangsi-Hunan Soviet, the Long March ("also an agitation corps"--Mao), consolidation in the Red Border Region & infiltration of Japanese-held areas--while the idle Kuomintang weakened internally & with the people. Thus, given the stubborn obtuseness of Chiang & his failure to better the peasants' lot, Communist victory became inevitable. What it's meant, in terms of self-respect & repression, is dealt with fairly in the long concluding section. Also included, & also assessed a propos of Sun's 3 Principles of nationalism, socialism, democracy, is a brief but thoro resume of China's foreign relations. To the extent that 20th century China can be reduced to 150 pages less pictures, this is a good job. Considering that many youngsters want just that, it should be good to have around.--Kirkus (edited) "The history of modern China is a story of unceasing revolution & of the three men who led the revolutions. Sun Yat-sen, who rose from a poverty-stricken village boyhood to organize the republican revolt that would topple the Manchu dynasty from the throne of China; Chiang Kai-shek, successor of Sun Yat-sen; & Mao Tse-tung, who survived the Long March to become the master of postwar China."-- A Narrow EscapeSun Life in 19th century ChinaA rebellious youth China & the West The end of the ManchusYuan Shi-kai & the warlordsThe rise of the Kuomintang Mao Tse-tung & Chiang Kai-shekMao Tse-tung The Kuomintang defeats the warlords & the CommunistsThe Communists begin again Manchuria The long march China in the 1930sSian The war against JapanCommunist victory Communist Making China CommunistIndustry & agriculture The government of Communist ChinaChina & the world 1Formosa & IndochinaChina & the world 2Life in the new ChinaFurther ReadingIndex
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