Hans J. van de Ven - War and Nationalism in China, Historia(2)(1)
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War and Nationalism in China
In 1937, the Nationalists under Chiang Kaishek were leading the Chinese war effort
against Japan and were lauded in the West for their efforts to transform China into an
independent and modern nation; yet this image was quickly tarnished. The Nationalists
were soon denounced as militarily incompetent, corrupt, and anti-democratic and
Chiang Kaishek, the same.
In this book, Hans J. van de Ven investigates the myths and truths of Nationalist
resistance including issues such as:
The role of the USA in East Asia during the Second World War.
The achievements of Chiang Kaishek as Nationalist leader.
The respective contributions of the Nationalists and the Communists in the defeat
of Japan.
The consequences of the Europe First strategy for Asia.
War and Nationalism in China
offers a major new interpretation of the Chinese
Nationalists, placing their War of Resistance against Japan in the context of their pro-
longed efforts to establish control over their own country and providing a critical
reassessment of Allied Warfare in the region. This groundbreaking volume will interest
students and researchers of Chinese history and warfare.
Hans J. van de Ven
, educated at Leiden and Harvard universities, is a Reader in
Chinese Studies at the University of Cambridge. He is also the author of the award-
winning book
From Friend to Comrade
.
RoutledgeCurzon studies in the modern history
of Asia
1 The Police in Occupation Japan
Control, corruption and resistance to reform
Christopher Aldous
2 Chinese Workers
A new history
Jackie Sheehan
3 The Aftermath of Partition in South Asia
Tia Yong Tan and Gyanesh Kudaisya
4 The Australia–Japan Political Alignment
1952 to the present
Alan Rix
5 Japan and Singapore in the World Economy
Japan’s economic advance into Singapore, 1870–1965
Shimizu Hiroshi and Hirakawa Hitoshi
6 The Triads as Business
Yiu Kong Chu
7 Contemporary Taiwanese Cultural Nationalism
A-chin Hsiau
8 Religion and Nationalism in India
The case of the Punjab
Harnik Deol
9 Japanese Industrialisation
Historical and cultural perspectives
Ian Inkster
10 War and Nationalism in China
1925–1945
Hans J. van de Ven
11 Hong Kong in Transition
One country, two systems
Edited by Robert Ash, Peter Ferdinand, Brian Hook and Robin Porter
War and Nationalism
in China
1925–1945
Hans J. van de Ven
First published 2003
by RoutledgeCurzon
11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE
Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada
by RoutledgeCurzon
29 West 35th Street, New York, NY 10001
This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2004.
RoutledgeCurzon is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group
© 2003 Hans J. van de Ven
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or
reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic,
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invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any
information storage or retrieval system, without permission in
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
van de Ven, Hans J.
War and nationalism in China 1925–1945; / by Hans J. van de Ven.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. China – History – Northern Expedition, 1926–1928.
2. China – History – 1928–1937. 3. China – History – 1937–1945.
4. Nationalism – China – History – 20th century. I. Title.
DS777.46.V36 2003
951.04–dc21
2002155141
ISBN 0-203-44020-X Master e-book ISBN
ISBN 0-203-74844-1 (Adobe eReader Format)
(Print Edition)
ISBN 0–415–14571–6
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