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Wuhan, 1938

War, Refugees, and the Making of Modern China

Stephen R MacKinnon author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:17th Jun '08

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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.

"Read this slim and seductively informative book and recommend it to friends who are not China specialists." Asia Media "This well-researched and well-written book offers much information." China Review International

ISBN: 9780520254459

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 23mm

Weight: 499g

204 pages