Though the book highlights military matters, it also shows how campaigns were mounted alongside profound changes in politics, society, and culture—changes that ultimately contributed as much to the character of today’s China as did the major battles. By analyzing the war as an international conflict, the author explains why so much of the present legitimacy of the Beijing government derives from its successes during the late 1940s, and reveals how the antagonism between China and the United States was born.
Though the book highlights military matters, it also shows how campaigns were mounted alongside profound changes in politics, society, and culture—changes that ultimately contributed as much to the character of today’s China as did the major battles. By analyzing the war as an international conflict, the author explains why so much of the present legitimacy of the Beijing government derives from its successes during the late 1940s, and reveals how the antagonism between China and the United States was born.

Decisive Encounters: The Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950
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Decisive Encounters: The Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780804744782 |
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Publisher: | Stanford University Press |
Publication date: | 03/19/2003 |
Edition description: | 1 |
Pages: | 432 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.40(d) |