Zhang Xueliang The General Who Never Fought

by Shai, Aron

• ISBN13: 9780230279063
• ISBN10: 0230279066
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-03-15
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian "Young Marshall" -- a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, the author helps to shed light on 20th-century China.

Author Biography

Aron Shai is the Rector (Provost) of Tel Aviv University, Israel, Professor of History and East Asian Studies and the Incumbent of the Shoul N. Eisenberg Chair for East Asian Affairs. His previous books in English include: Origins of the War in the East: Britain, China and Japan; Britain and China: Imperial Momentum; The Fate of British and French Firms in China: Imperialism Imprisoned; Sino-lsraeli Relations: Current Reality and Future Prospects; and a historical novel, Benhazar: Son to a Stranger.

Table of Contents

Maps and Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Notes on the Sources, Indexes and the Transliteration
Introduction
Opium and Government in Manchuria, 1901-1931
From One Incident to Another, From Manchuria to Xian, 1931-1936
"Forced Advice:" The Revolt against Chiang Kaishek, 1936
The Great Reconciliation, 1936-1937
The Wheel Turns 1936-1937
A General Drifting in the Wind, 1937-1946
Prisoner and Philosopher in Taiwan, 1946-1990
Twilight and Death in Hawaii, 1991-2001
Bibliography
Indexes