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- catalog abstract ""The Chinese Civil War was one of the key conflicts of the twentieth century. The Communist victory determined Chinese history for several generations, and defined international relations in East Asia during the Cold War and after. Despite its importance and scope - its battles were the largest military engagements since World War II - until now remarkably little has been known about the war, and even less about its effects on the societies that suffered through it. This major new history of the Chinese Civil War attempts to answer two central questions: Why was the war fought? What were the immediate and lasting results of the Communists' victory?" "Though the book highlights the military aspects of the war, it also shows how these took place alongside profound changes in Chinese 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 and not simply a domestic 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, so important to current international affairs, was born."--Jacket.".
- catalog alternative "Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950".
- catalog contributor b12792985.
- catalog coverage "China History Civil War, 1945-1949.".
- catalog coverage "China Politics and government 1945-1949.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""The Chinese Civil War was one of the key conflicts of the twentieth century. The Communist victory determined Chinese history for several generations, and defined international relations in East Asia during the Cold War and after. Despite its importance and scope - its battles were the largest military engagements since World War II - until now remarkably little has been known about the war, and even less about its effects on the societies that suffered through it. This major new history of the Chinese Civil War attempts to answer two central questions: Why was the war fought? What were the immediate and lasting results of the Communists' victory?" "Though the book highlights the military aspects of the war, it also shows how these took place alongside profound changes in Chinese 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 and not simply a domestic 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, so important to current international affairs, was born."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "East Asian cockpit: the aftermath of World War II -- Two bridges: the outbreak of civil war -- Takeovers: resurrecting the Guomindang State -- Adjusting heaven: Communist rule in the provinces -- Into the cauldron: the Guomindang offensives -- The turn: battlefields of the north -- The chase: crossing the Yangzi -- To Tian'anmen: constructing New China -- To the Yalu River: New China and the world -- Postscript: the Chinese civil war today.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [383]-401) and index.".
- catalog extent "viii, 413 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0804744785 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "080474484X (pbk. : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "China History Civil War, 1945-1949.".
- catalog spatial "China Politics and government 1945-1949.".
- catalog subject "951.04/2 21".
- catalog subject "DS777.54 .W463 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "East Asian cockpit: the aftermath of World War II -- Two bridges: the outbreak of civil war -- Takeovers: resurrecting the Guomindang State -- Adjusting heaven: Communist rule in the provinces -- Into the cauldron: the Guomindang offensives -- The turn: battlefields of the north -- The chase: crossing the Yangzi -- To Tian'anmen: constructing New China -- To the Yalu River: New China and the world -- Postscript: the Chinese civil war today.".
- catalog title "Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950".
- catalog title "Decisive encounters : the Chinese Civil War, 1946-1950 / Odd Arne Westad.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".