China at the Crossroads: Nationalists and Communists, 1927-1949 - 9780367171063

Taylor & Francis

Concentrating on a transitional epoch, 1927\u20131949, when China was at the crossroads of revolution, this book analyzes the Kuomintang's inherent weaknesses as a revolutionary force and the Communists' success in the quest for new formulas to guide the modernization movement. > Concentrating on a transitional epoch, 1927\u20131949, when China was at the crossroads of revolution, this book analyzes the Kuomintang's inherent weaknesses as a revolutionary force and the Communists' success in the quest for new formulas to guide the modernization movement. > Introduction: China at the Crossroads, 1927\u20131949 Part 1: The Nationalists, 1927\u20131937: A Case Study of Revolutionary Failure 1. Factional Politics in Kuomintang China, 1928\u20131937: An Interpretation 2. The New Life Movement before the Sino-Japanese Conflict: A Reflection of Kuomintang Limitations in Thought and Action 3. Agrarian Reform in Nationalist China: The Case of Rent Reduction in Chekiang, 1927\u20131937 4..