Wuhan, 1938
Subtitle: War, Refugees, and the Making of Modern China
Edition: 1 edition
Series: A Philip E. Lilienthal Book in Asian Studies Series
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: April 14, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780520254459
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history; History; History - General History; History: World; China; Asia - China; Asia - Japan; History / General
Description: During the spring of 1938, a flood of Chinese refugees displaced by the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945) converged on the central Yangzi valley tricity complex of Wuhan. For ten remarkable months, in a highly charged atmosphere of carnage, heroism, and desperation, Wuhan held out against the Japanese in what would become a turning point in the war -- and one that attracted international attention. Stephen MacKinnon for the first time tells the full story of Wuhan's defense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of modern Chinese culture, society, and politics.
Table of contents: title: Table of Contents  List of Illustrations  List of Tables  Prologue  1 Wuhan Before the War 5  2 Defending Central China, 1938: Military Leadership and Strategy 18  3 The Battle for Xuzhou and the Defense of Wuhan 31  4 Wuhan's Refugee Crisis 44  5 Culture and the Press 62  6 Mobilizing Youth 83  7 Romantic Hankou: The International Dimension 97  Conclusion 111  App Wartime Wuhan, a Chronology 119  Notes 123  Glossary 145  Bibliography 149  Index 169