Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of maps
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The decline of empire, the dream of a republic: 1890s–1911
- 2 The early Republic – chaos and creativity: 1912–28
- 3 The Nanjing decade – a new beginning? 1928–37
- 4 The Resistance War – warfare and chaos: 1937–45
- 5 The Civil War – the most vicious conflict: 1946–9
- 6 More than survival – the Republic on Taiwan: 1949 to the present
- Conclusion: the end of the Republic?
- Index of names
- Index of places
- Index of subjects
List of tables
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of maps
- List of tables
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The decline of empire, the dream of a republic: 1890s–1911
- 2 The early Republic – chaos and creativity: 1912–28
- 3 The Nanjing decade – a new beginning? 1928–37
- 4 The Resistance War – warfare and chaos: 1937–45
- 5 The Civil War – the most vicious conflict: 1946–9
- 6 More than survival – the Republic on Taiwan: 1949 to the present
- Conclusion: the end of the Republic?
- Index of names
- Index of places
- Index of subjects
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- China's Republic , pp. xivPublisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2007