The northern expedition China's national revolution of 1926-1928

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jordan, Donald A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Honolulu University Press of Hawaii ©1976, 1976
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Collection: JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-334) and index
  • Part 1. The revolutionary base
  • Building the model
  • Human resources
  • The KMT military: party army, confederation, or hegemony?
  • Centralization of Canton's power
  • Breaches in the revolutionary base
  • Mending the united front in Kwangtung
  • The simmering revolutionary movement at Canton
  • The promotion of the northern expedition
  • Part 2. The military conquest of warlord China
  • The launch into Hunan
  • The expedition moves eastward: the Kiangsi Campaign
  • The coastal campaign or east route
  • The taking of Shanghai
  • The party divided
  • Taking the expedition into North China
  • The September government and the northern expedition
  • Launching the last phase of the expedition
  • The Peking Campaign: completion of the military unification
  • Part 3. The role of the masses in the expedition
  • Introduction
  • The contribution of the organized masses in Canton
  • The role of organized masses in the military campaign
  • Civilian aid in the push down the Yangtze
  • The proletariat in the taking of Shanghai
  • The organized masses on the home front
  • Mass movements in warlord territories: vanguard of the NRA?
  • Part 4. Political works in the party's National Revolutionary Army
  • Politics within the military system
  • Joining the army and the people
  • The NRA's relations with civilians in KMT territories
  • Problems facing the political department
  • Part 5. Breaking up the warlord clique: diplomacy, subversion, and defection
  • Political offensive against warlords
  • The winning over of the big warlords: Feng and Yen
  • The defection of warlord subordinates
  • Conclusion: military or political victory?