The Chinese Revolution is long in the making, an unfolding process that has spanned most of the twentieth century. This comprehensive and ready-reference guide

Presents an account of the Chinese Civil War and what the communist victory meant to Chinese society and the Chinese people.

The result of a conference cosponsored by the Sinological Institute, Leiden U., and the International Institute of Social History, Amsterdam, and held during Ja

Analyzes the internal pressures and social crises that fostered the beginnings of the Chinese Revolution