Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-306) and index.
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Prologue -- From May fourth to the three people's principles -- The northern expedition -- From the northern expedition to the Mukden incident: the attempt to govern, 1928-1931 -- The Mukden incident -- The best years, the fatal years: the paradoxical zenith of Nationalist China -- The war and Japan, 1937-1945 -- The fall -- Afterword -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.