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2 - The early Republic – chaos and creativity: 1912–28

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

Diana Lary
Diana Lary
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University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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China's Republic , pp. 45 - 80
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2007

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