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Michael G. Murdock - Disarming the Allies of Imperialism: The State, Agitation, and Manipulation during China's Nationalist Revolution, 1922-1929 - 9781885445322 - V9781885445322
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Disarming the Allies of Imperialism: The State, Agitation, and Manipulation during China's Nationalist Revolution, 1922-1929

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Description for Disarming the Allies of Imperialism: The State, Agitation, and Manipulation during China's Nationalist Revolution, 1922-1929 Hardcover. Num Pages: 360 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .

This study provides a striking new explanation of how China's Nationalist Party (GMD) defeated its rivals in the revolution of 1922–1929 and helped bring some degree of unification to a country torn by class, regional, and ideological interests. Disarming the Allies of Imperialism argues that inconsistency—more than culture, ideology, or any other factor—gave nationalism its unique edge. Revolutionary leaders manipulated revolutionaries and non-revolutionaries alike to advantage their own positions and seize national power, sometimes seeking to protect foreign lives and property and shield Chinese merchants from agitative disruptions, sometimes voting to do the opposite. Exploiting the symbiotic yet contradictory relationship ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cornell University East Asia Program
Condition
New
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781885445322
SKU
V9781885445322
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Michael G. Murdock
Michael G. Murdock earned a Ph.D. in modern Chinese history at the University of Michigan and is currently an assistant professor at Brigham Young University.

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