From War to Nationalism

Chinese politics changed fundamentally in 1925, when the radical nationalism of the May Thirtieth Movement took political center stage. This book explains the connection between the Nationalist revolution and the introduction of China to modern World War I style warfare during the massive civil war of 1924. Like the author's well-received first book, The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth (CUP, 1990), this volume moves persuasively from specifics of strategy and politics to the large and abiding issues of Chinese history and culture.