Chiang Kai-shek's critical years, 1935-50 /

""Chiang Kai-shek's Critical Years, 1935-50" sheds new light on Chiang Kai-shek's decision-making when his political influence was at its peak. Drawing more fully on Chiang's own writing than existing studies in English, seven chapters by six authors analyze his respons...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Hill, Emily M., 1957- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2025]
Series:	Contemporary Chinese studies.
Subjects:	Chiang, Kai-shek, > 1887-1975. Presidents > China > Biography. China > Politics and government > 1937-1945 > Decision making. China > History > 1937-1945. Présidents > Chine > Biographies. Chine > Politique et gouvernement > 1937-1945 > Prise de décision. Chine > Histoire > 1937-1945. Biographies.

Table of Contents:

Chiang Kai-shek's National Unification Campaign of the Mid-1930s / Luo Min
Chiang Kai-shek's Response to the Marco Polo Bridge Incident / Sherman Xiaogang Lai and Emily M. Hill
A Failed Reconciliation: Chiang Kai-shek's Proposals to Merge the GMD and the CCP / Yang Tianshi
Chiang Kai-shek and the Stilwell Affair / Steve Tsang
"Drinking Icy Water in Winter": Chiang Kai-shek Chooses War in 1946 / Emily M. Hill and Xiaogang Lai
Diplomat-in-Chief: Chiang Kai-shek's Visits to the Philippines and Korea in 1949 / Lü Fang-shang
"I Shall Rise Again": Chiang Kai-shek's Return to the Presidency in 1950 / Chen Hongmin.