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.
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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.