In Search of the Shanghai Connection
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6008076 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Fewsmith (0000-0002-6210-3385, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 111-144 |
| Publication date | 1985-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Modern China (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0097-7004 • E-ISSN: 1552-6836 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/009770048501100104 |
| OpenAlex | W2053870952 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 15 |
The arrival of the Nationalists in in the spring of 1927 attracts recurrent attention in part because it is important-it clearly marks one of the turning points in modern Chinese history and in part because of the undeniable intrigue with which it is associated: the unleashing of underworld elements to carry out a predawn attack on the erstwhile allies of the revolution and the cooperation of monied elements to pay for this and other actions. The events of this period, however, constitute more than a discrete, even if important, episode. Particularly through the writings of Harold Isaacs and Andre Malraux, they have become a lens through which later events tend to be viewed. The importance of these months as a touchstone for our understanding of Nationalist rule is highlighted by the reinterpretations to which the events of the spring and summer of 1927 have been subjected in recent years. Unfortunately, analyses of the Shanghai cannot account for a great deal of the available historical evidence. The purpose of this article is to examine that evidence and offer a new interpretation, one that not only accounts for the known facts, but offers new insights into the dynamic of the Nationalists' rise to power. 1 At first glance the problem seems straightforward. The historical record seems clear that first and foremost Jiang Jieshi's (Chiang Kai-shek's) connection was based on his
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Biographical dictionary of Republican China.
The Early Chiang Kai-Shek
The Abortive Revolution
The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, 1927–1937
Early Chinese Revolutionaries
Fascism
Who's Who in China. Shanghai
Still the Century of Corporatism
The Tragedy of the Chinese Revolution
Early Chinese Revolutionaries
Economic Shanghai
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |