Screen LibraryReturn to the middle kingdom：one family, three revolutionaries, and the birth of modern China
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Union Square Press,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxx, 401 p.: ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781402756979 1402756976 9781402761843 (pbk.) 1402761848 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | K820 |
| CLC: | K820.9 |
| Call Number: | K820.9/C518 |
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Exchange. Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-[389]) and index. Fight for God's kingdom on earth -- A celestial empire lost, a paradise regained -- The return of the native -- The maelstrom of Peking politics -- Battling the warlords -- From Shanghai to Versailles -- Blending Confucius, Lincoln, and Marx -- The merger of the Kuomintang and the Communist Party -- From drawing room to firing wall -- Maneuvering around Sun Yatsen's deathbed -- From firing squad to Canton -- Coup d'état and counter-coup d'état -- The strike and the Northern Expedition -- March with the Northern Expedition Army -- Twisting the tail of the British lion -- Jack sails into the |