Decisive Encounters The Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950

Name: Decisive Encounters The Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950
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ISBN: 9780804744843

ISBN-10: 080474484X

ISBN-13: 9780804744843

Edition: 2003

Authors: Odd Arne Westad

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This history of the Chinese Civil War attempts to answer two questions: Why was the war fought? And What were the immediate and lasting results of the Communists' victory? It also shows how campaigns were mounted against changes in politics, society and culture.

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Publication date: 3/21/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 427
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.518
Language: English

Odd Arne Westad is Professor of International History, London School of Economics and Political Science.



A Note on Transliteration and Usage


Introduction



East Asian Cockpit: The Aftermath of World War II



Two Bridges: The Outbreak of Civil War



Takeovers: Resurrecting the Guomindang State



Adjusting Heaven: Communist Rule in the Provinces



Into the Cauldron: The Guomindang Offensives



The Turn: Battlefields of the North



The Chase: Crossing the Yangzi



To Tian'anmen: Constructing New China



To the Yalu River: New China and the World


Postscript: The Chinese Civil War Today


Notes


Studying the Chinese Civil War: A Brief Bibliography


Index