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The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, 1927–1937

By: Parks M. Coble, Jr.

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The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, 1927–1937

By: Parks M. Coble, Jr.

A common generalization about the Nationalist Government in China during the 1927-1937 decade has been that Chiang Kai-shek's regime was closely allied with the capitalists in Shanghai. This book brings to light a different picture--that Nanking sought to control the capitalists politically, to prevent them from having a voice in the political structure, and to milk the wealth of the urban economy for government coffers. This study documents major political conflicts between the capitalists and the government and demonstrates that the regime gradually suppressed the main organizations of the capitalists and gained control of many of their financial and industrial enterprises. This is the first systematic examination of the political role of the Shanghai capitalists during the Nanking decade. A number of related issues--the operation of the government bond market, the role of the Shanghai underworld and its ties to Chiang Kai-shek, the personalities and policies of key government officials such as TV. Soong and H.H. Kung, the Japanese attempt to control the economic policies of the Nanking government, and the growth of "bureaucratic capitalism"--are brought into focus.

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1684172276

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Roads Not Taken

The Struggle Of Opposition Parties In Twentieth-century China

By: Edward S Krebs,Roger Jeans,Parks Coble,Marilyn M. Levine

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Roads Not Taken

The Struggle Of Opposition Parties In Twentieth-century China

By: Edward S Krebs,Roger Jeans,Parks Coble,Marilyn M. Levine

Studies of the political history of twentieth-century China traditionally have been skewed toward a two-dimensional view of the major combatants: the Chinese Communist Party and the Guomindang. Although their struggle undeniably has been the main story, it is neither the only nor the complete story. During the Republican period (1912-1949), many ed

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Routledge

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100031023X

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The Collapse of Nationalist China

How Chiang Kai-shek Lost China's Civil War

By: Parks M. Coble

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The Collapse of Nationalist China

How Chiang Kai-shek Lost China's Civil War

By: Parks M. Coble

When World War II ended Chiang Kai-shek seemed at the height of his power-the leader of Nationalist China, one of the victorious Allied Powers in 1945 and with the financial backing of the US. Yet less than four years later, he lost the China's civil war against the communists. Offering an insightful chronological treatment of the years 1944–1949, Parks Coble addresses why Chiang was unable to win the war and control hyperinflation. Using newly available archival sources, he reveals the critical weakness of Chiang's style of governing, the fundamental structural flaws in the Nationalist government, bitter personal rivalries and Chiang's personal lack of interest in finance. This major work of revisionist scholarship will engage all those interested in the shaping of twentieth-century history.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009297600

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9781009297608

Facing Japan

Chinese Politics and Japanese Imperialism, 1931–1937

By: Parks M. Coble

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Facing Japan

Chinese Politics and Japanese Imperialism, 1931–1937

By: Parks M. Coble

In "Facing Japan", Parks M. Coble focuses on how events that took place during the Japanese occupation of Manchuria - from 1931 until war erupted in 1937 - affected the Chinese goverment and public opinion. Both in the places where incidents occurred and in other centres of power, Japanese threats, attacks, and economic demands pressed Nationalist China relentlessly and aroused popular indignation. Throughout most of the period, Chiang kai-Shek was trying to wrest control of China from all domestic rivals. Aware that his army was inferior to Japan's, his Nationalist government repeatedly made concessions in response to Japanese provocations. Chiang busied himself with anti-Communist campaigns, leaving others to take public responsibility for his unpopular appeasement policies. For such crises as the Mukden Incident and the Japanese attack on Shanghai, Coble examines the tension that Chiang's policy caused within the Kuomintang, and the alternatives put forward by other major leaders both inside and outside the government. To further explore the political complexities of the day, Coble traces the actions of regional leaders and their constantly changing relations to the central government in Nanking, reviews editorials of various newspapers, and chronicles the actions of student organizations and patriotic associations.

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168417273X

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9781684172733

Robert Hart and China's Early Modernization

His Journals, 1863-1866

By: Parks M. Coble,Robert Hart

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Robert Hart and China's Early Modernization

His Journals, 1863-1866

By: Parks M. Coble,Robert Hart

These journal entries continue the sequence begun in Entering China's Service and cover the years when Hart was setting up Customs procedures, establishing a modus operandi with the Ch'ing bureaucracy, and inspecting the treaty ports. They culminate in Hart's return visit to Europe with the Pinch'un Mission and his marriage in Northern Ireland.

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Harvard Univ Asia Center

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0674775309

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9780674775305

China’s War Reporters

The Legacy of Resistance against Japan

By: Parks M. Coble

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China’s War Reporters

The Legacy of Resistance against Japan

By: Parks M. Coble

When Japan invaded China in the summer of 1937, many Chinese journalists greeted the news with euphoria. For years, the Chinese press had urged Chiang Kai-shek to resist Tokyo’s aggressive overtures. This was the war they wanted, convinced that their countrymen would triumph. Parks Coble recaptures the experiences of China’s war correspondents during the Sino–Japanese War of 1937–1945. He delves into the wartime writing of reporters connected with the National Salvation Movement—journalists such as Fan Changjiang, Jin Zhonghua, and Zou Taofen—who believed their mission was to inspire the masses through patriotic reporting. As the Japanese army moved from one stunning victory to the next, forcing Chiang’s government to retreat to the interior, newspaper reports often masked the extent of China’s defeats. Atrocities such as the Rape of Nanjing were played down in the press for fear of undercutting national morale. By 1941, as political cohesion in China melted away, Chiang cracked down on leftist intellectuals, including journalists, many of whom fled to the Communist-held areas of the north. When the People’s Republic was established in 1949, some of these journalists were elevated to prominent positions. But in a bitter twist, all mention of their wartime writings disappeared. Mao Zedong emphasized the heroism of his own Communist Revolution, not the war effort led by his archrival Chiang. Denounced as enemies during the Cultural Revolution, once-prominent wartime journalists, including Fan, committed suicide. Only with the revival of Chinese nationalism in the reform era has their legacy been resurrected.

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0674425553

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The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, 1927-1937

By: Parks M. Coble

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Chinese Capitalists in Japan’s New Order

The Occupied Lower Yangzi, 1937-1945

By: Parks Coble

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Chinese Capitalists in Japan’s New Order

The Occupied Lower Yangzi, 1937-1945

By: Parks Coble

In this probing and original study, Parks M. Coble examines the devastating impact of Japan's invasion and occupation of the lower Yangzi on China's emerging modern business community. Arguing that the war gravely weakened Chinese capitalists, Coble demonstrates that in occupied areas the activities of businessmen were closer to collaboration than to heroic resistance. He shows how the war left an important imprint on the structure and culture of Chinese business enterprise by encouraging those traits that had allowed it to survive in uncertain and dangerous times. Although historical memory emphasizes the entrepreneurs who followed the Nationalists armies to the interior, most Chinese businessmen remained in the lower Yangzi area. If they wished to retain any ownership of their enterprises, they were forced to collaborate with the Japanese and the Wang Jingwei regime in Nanjing. Characteristics of business in the decades prior to the war, including a preference for family firms and reluctance to become public corporations, distrust of government, opaqueness of business practices, and reliance of personal connections (guanxi) were critical to the survival of enterprises during the war and were reinforced by the war experience. Through consideration of the broader implications of the many responses to this complex era, Chinese Capitalists in Japan’s New Order makes a substantial contribution to larger discussions of the dynamics of World War II and of Chinese business culture.

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Univ of California Press

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0520928296

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The Collapse of Nationalist China

How Chiang Kai-shek Lost China's Civil War

By: Parks M. Coble

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How Chiang Kai-shek Lost China's Civil War

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Chinese Capitalists in Japan’s New Order

The Occupied Lower Yangzi, 1937-1945

By: Parks Coble

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Chinese Capitalists in Japan’s New Order

The Occupied Lower Yangzi, 1937-1945

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He shows how the war left an important imprint on the structure and culture of Chinese business enterprise by encouraging those traits that had allowed it to survive in uncertain and dangerous times."--BOOK JACKET.

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China’s War Reporters

The Legacy of Resistance Against Japan

By: Parks M. Coble

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The Legacy of Resistance Against Japan

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When Japan invaded China in 1937, Chinese journalists greeted the news with euphoria, convinced their countrymen, led by Chiang Kai-shek, would triumph. Parks Coble shows that correspondents underplayed China’s defeats for fear of undercutting morale and then saw their writings disappear and themselves denounced after the Communists came to power.

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The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, 1927–1937

The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, 1927–1937

Roads Not Taken

Roads Not Taken

The Collapse of Nationalist China

The Collapse of Nationalist China

Facing Japan

Facing Japan

Robert Hart and China's Early Modernization

Robert Hart and China's Early Modernization

China’s War Reporters

China’s War Reporters

The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, 1927-1937

The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, 1927-1937

Chinese Capitalists in Japan’s New Order

Chinese Capitalists in Japan’s New Order

The Collapse of Nationalist China

The Collapse of Nationalist China

Chinese Capitalists in Japan’s New Order

Chinese Capitalists in Japan’s New Order

China’s War Reporters

China’s War Reporters

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