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The wars for Asia, 1911-1949
S. C. M. Paine
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Frontmatter
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List of Maps (page ix)
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Acknowledgments (page xi)
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Technical Note (page xv)
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PART I. FEAR AND AMBITION: JAPAN, CHINA, AND RUSSIA
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I. Introduction: The Asian Roots of World War II (page 3)
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2. Japan 1931-1936: The Containment of Russia and National Restoration (page 13)
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3. China 1926-1936: Chaos and the Quest for the Mandate of Heaven (page 49)
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4. Russia 1917-1936: Impending Two-Front War and World Revolution (page 77)
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PART II. NESTED WARS: A CIVIL WAR WITHIN A REGIONAL WAR WITHIN A GLOBAL WAR
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5. Flashback to 1911 and the Beginning of the Long Chinese Civil War (page 109)
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6. Regional War: The Second Sino-Japanese War (page 123)
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7. Global War: World War II (page 171)
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8. The Final Act of the Long Chinese Civil War (page 223)
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9. Conclusion: Civil War as the Prologue and Epilogue to Regional and Global Wars (page 271)
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Chronology (page 301)
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Notes (page 313)
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Bibliography (page 415)
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Index (page 469)
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Published: 2012
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- 9781139558426 (ebook)
- 9781107020696 (hardcover)
- 9781107697478 (paper)