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The warlord period—from 1912 until roughly the beginning of the Second World War—is one of the most extraordinary and colorful in the whole of Chinese history. Yet most English-language studies of the period have focused on either individual warlords or on warlords as a socio-political phenomonon.
This book describes the careers and characters of a number of warlords, locating them in history as regards their politics, methods, military prowess, life-style, ethics, and ideals. Frequent reference is made to the economic and social conditions which accompanied warlordism in China, but this is primarily a book about a ...

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Overview

The warlord period—from 1912 until roughly the beginning of the Second World War—is one of the most extraordinary and colorful in the whole of Chinese history. Yet most English-language studies of the period have focused on either individual warlords or on warlords as a socio-political phenomonon.
This book describes the careers and characters of a number of warlords, locating them in history as regards their politics, methods, military prowess, life-style, ethics, and ideals. Frequent reference is made to the economic and social conditions which accompanied warlordism in China, but this is primarily a book about a group of historical figures rather than a social history.
Included here are Yuan Shikai, who shared leadership of the Republic with Sun Yatsen before attempting in 1917 to establish a new dynasty with himself as emperor; the "Christian warlord" Feng Yuxiang, who stands out from the rest for his recognition of the benefits to morale and combat-readiness of more humane treatment of his conscripted troops; and a host of others from throughout the country.
Illustrated with photographs of each of the primary characters discussed, China's Warlords will bring the period alive both to new readers and experienced scholars of Chinese history.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780195861792
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • Publication date: 8/28/1995
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Pages: 240
  • Series: Oxford in Asia Paperbacks Series
  • Product dimensions: 7.75 (w) x 5.13 (h) x 0.48 (d)

Table of Contents

Editor's Note
Foreword
Preface
Plates
Chronology
Introduction 1
The Warlord Style 1
The Traditional Chinese View of War 20
1 The Soldier Statesmen 27
Yuan Shikai and the New Army 27
Duan Qirui 40
2 The Northern Warlords 60
Zhang Zuolin 60
Wu Peifu 85
Feng Yuxiang, the Christian General 98
3 The Western Warlords 117
Li Zongren and the Flying Army 117
Yan Xishan in Shanxi 127
Free-for-All in Sichuan 140
4 The Eastern Warlords 154
Sun Chuanfang and the League of Five Provinces 154
Zhang Zongchang 171
5 The Bandit Way 183
6 The End of the Warlords 192
Glossary 196
Bibliography 201
Index 205
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