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Twentieth Century China by O. Edmund Clubb ➤ Columbia University Press 1967 8th printing
Twentieth Century China by O. Edmund Clubb Columbia University Press 1967 8th printing
Title: Twentieth Century China
Author: O. Edmund Clubb
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press 1967
Edition: 8th printing
LCCN: 64-11041
Size: 6.5 X 9.25 X 1.25 * 470 pages
Synopsis: From the Jacket: One of the great needs today is for a clear picture of the history of China in the twentieth century. Mr. Clubb's book is a political history of China from the dynastic era to the present Communist period. It deals with domestic developments as well as with foreign relations-especially American, Japanese, and Russian-wherever they have an important bearing on domestic evolution.
Beginning with a review of Chinese dynastic history, the author gives an account of the turbulence in China at the turn of the century. He shows the ruling Manchus incapable of comprehending new needs of the times as determined by alien and domestic influences in conflict with the Confucian order of things; how the 1911 Revolution resulted from their half-hearted reforms and the frustrations of the Boxer Rebellion; and why it failed.
The course of the Republic was a tortuous one. It began with an initial period of confusion and warlord contentions and the development of fresh frustrations favorable to the success of new revolutionary challengers, Sun Yat-sen's Nationalists. Mr. Clubb traces their incipient drive against warlord power in coalition with the Chinese Communists, the breakup of the partnership at the Yangtze, and the final success of the Northern Expedition.
The Nationalists came into power in 1928. They were equipped with a new political philosophy to take the place of the old-but still one which had been evolved under Soviet influence and hence was alien to the spirit of the governing Kuomintang group. Even as the warlords by their actions generated a national opposition, so did the National Government at Nanking. The situation was complicated for the Nationalists by the impact of foreign forces. The author examines how the Nanking regime seemed to invite the foreign conflicts that ensued-particularly those with Japan. The ruling group was then faced with two fronts, one domestic and one foreign, and was caught in a contradiction from which it could not extricate itself. The author relates how the Japanese occupation of Manchuria led, via the development of Chinese nationalism, to the Sino-Japanese War and how the new "united front" of Nationalists and Communists, which temporarily ended the civil war between them, gave the Nationalists the opportunity to expand their influence and grow stronger, under wartime conditions.
The clash of forces at the end of World War II, the Marshall mediation, the breakdown of truce and of negotiations, the resumption of the civil war and thunderous collapse of Nationalist power culminated in the establishment of still another new regime in Peking with yet another political philosophy.
The final section of the book recounts the fourteen years (1949-1963) of Communist rule, delving into the sources of Chinese Communist ideology, describing the initial consolidation of power and the beginnings of agricultural and industrial construction made in the first Five-Year-Plan (1953-1957), the attempted "Great Leap Forward" of 1958, and the economic disarray that followed. It presents Peking's foreign policy as it passed through various phases, measures the forces at work within the Sino-Soviet alliance, and finally offers a projection regarding the country's future in the face of major domestic and international difficulties.
O. Edmund Clubb was the last United States Consul General in Peiping, he and his wife having been evacuated only after the Communists defeated the Nationalists and took over the country in 1949. He was with the United States Foreign Service in China, Indochina, and Manchuria for almost twenty years. Most recently, after his retirement from the Department of State, he has lectured on Chinese history at Columbia University, New York University, Brooklyn College, and the New School for Social Research, New York.
Overall Condition: The book is in very good condition but has the defect of many pages with neat red pen underlining. There are no missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and the cover looks good under the protective Brodart jacket; see images.
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Title: Twentieth Century China
Author: O. Edmund Clubb
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Columbia University Press 1967
Edition: 8th printing
LCCN: 64-11041
Size: 6.5 X 9.25 X 1.25 * 470 pages
Synopsis: From the Jacket: One of the great needs today is for a clear picture of the history of China in the twentieth century. Mr. Clubb's book is a political history of China from the dynastic era to the present Communist period. It deals with domestic developments as well as with foreign relations-especially American, Japanese, and Russian-wherever they have an important bearing on domestic evolution.
Beginning with a review of Chinese dynastic history, the author gives an account of the turbulence in China at the turn of the century. He shows the ruling Manchus incapable of comprehending new needs of the times as determined by alien and domestic influences in conflict with the Confucian order of things; how the 1911 Revolution resulted from their half-hearted reforms and the frustrations of the Boxer Rebellion; and why it failed.
The course of the Republic was a tortuous one. It began with an initial period of confusion and warlord contentions and the development of fresh frustrations favorable to the success of new revolutionary challengers, Sun Yat-sen's Nationalists. Mr. Clubb traces their incipient drive against warlord power in coalition with the Chinese Communists, the breakup of the partnership at the Yangtze, and the final success of the Northern Expedition.
The Nationalists came into power in 1928. They were equipped with a new political philosophy to take the place of the old-but still one which had been evolved under Soviet influence and hence was alien to the spirit of the governing Kuomintang group. Even as the warlords by their actions generated a national opposition, so did the National Government at Nanking. The situation was complicated for the Nationalists by the impact of foreign forces. The author examines how the Nanking regime seemed to invite the foreign conflicts that ensued-particularly those with Japan. The ruling group was then faced with two fronts, one domestic and one foreign, and was caught in a contradiction from which it could not extricate itself. The author relates how the Japanese occupation of Manchuria led, via the development of Chinese nationalism, to the Sino-Japanese War and how the new "united front" of Nationalists and Communists, which temporarily ended the civil war between them, gave the Nationalists the opportunity to expand their influence and grow stronger, under wartime conditions.
The clash of forces at the end of World War II, the Marshall mediation, the breakdown of truce and of negotiations, the resumption of the civil war and thunderous collapse of Nationalist power culminated in the establishment of still another new regime in Peking with yet another political philosophy.
The final section of the book recounts the fourteen years (1949-1963) of Communist rule, delving into the sources of Chinese Communist ideology, describing the initial consolidation of power and the beginnings of agricultural and industrial construction made in the first Five-Year-Plan (1953-1957), the attempted "Great Leap Forward" of 1958, and the economic disarray that followed. It presents Peking's foreign policy as it passed through various phases, measures the forces at work within the Sino-Soviet alliance, and finally offers a projection regarding the country's future in the face of major domestic and international difficulties.
O. Edmund Clubb was the last United States Consul General in Peiping, he and his wife having been evacuated only after the Communists defeated the Nationalists and took over the country in 1949. He was with the United States Foreign Service in China, Indochina, and Manchuria for almost twenty years. Most recently, after his retirement from the Department of State, he has lectured on Chinese history at Columbia University, New York University, Brooklyn College, and the New School for Social Research, New York.
Overall Condition: The book is in very good condition but has the defect of many pages with neat red pen underlining. There are no missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and the cover looks good under the protective Brodart jacket; see images.
Secure shipping bubble-wrapped in a new box.
2026--U.S. shipping for this (Three Pounds Media Mail) is $5.86 with tracking.
Multiple items will be combined for the lowest shipping price.
International Shipping cost is based on the destination so inquire before buying. Mobile users must scroll to the bottom and click on 'use desktop site' to bring up the Ask a Question link which sends me an email.
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Just about all the books are USED books. Some have been used more gently than others. Some have been in libraries and have typical library extras. Some are so old and/or interesting that they are being offered for the sake of preservation regardless of the condition they are in. If the condition of the book is very important to you, please feel free to click the 'Ask seller a question' link and I will tell you more.
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