<p><b>In </b><b><i>Touring China</i></b><b>, Yajun Mo explores how early twentieth century Chinese sightseers described the destinations that they visited, and how their travel accounts gave Chinese readers a means to imagine their vast country.</b></p><p>The roots of China's tourism market stretch
A Short History of Nationalist China, 1919-1949
โ Scribed by George F. Botjer
- Publisher
- Putnam
- Year
- 1979
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 313
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data......Page 5
CONTENTS......Page 6
Prologue......Page 8
Chapter I From May Fourth to the Three People's Principle......Page 16
Chapter II The Northern Expedition......Page 44
Chapter III From the Northern Expedition to the Mukden Incident:The Attempt to Govern, 1928-1931......Page 85
Chapter IV The Mukden Incident......Page 118
Chapter V The Best Years, the Fatal Years: The Paradoxical Zenith of Nationalist China......Page 135
Chapter VI The War with Japan, 1937-1945......Page 169
Chapter VII The Fall......Page 239
AFTERWORD......Page 278
NOTES......Page 284
BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 300
Index......Page 308
โฆ Subjects
China, History, Republic, 1912-1949, History, Asia, KMT, ROC, Kuomintang, Guomindang, Republic of China
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