Shai Zhang Xueliang

The General Who Never Fought
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-230-34891-2
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 174 Seiten

Reihe: Palgrave History Collection

The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian 'Young Marshall' - a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, Aron Shai helps to shed light on 20th-century China.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shai, A.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Maps and Illustrations Acknowledgements Notes on the Sources, Indexes and the Transliteration Introduction Opium and Government in Manchuria, 1901-1931 From One Incident to Another, From Manchuria to Xian, 1931-1936 "Forced Advice:" The Revolt against Chiang Kaishek, 1936 The Great Reconciliation, 1936-1937 The Wheel Turns 1936-1937 A General Drifting in the Wind, 1937-1946 Prisoner and Philosopher in Taiwan, 1946-1990 Twilight and Death in Hawaii, 1991-2001 Bibliography Indexes

Über Autor(innen)

ARON SHAI is the Rector (Provost) of Tel Aviv University, Israel. He is a Professor of History and East Asian Studies and the Incumbent of the Shoul N. Eisenberg Chair for East Asian Affairs. He has authored books on China's modern history published in England, the United States, China and Israel, including  , ,   , , and has also published two historical novels, and .