ABSTRACT
This book focuses on one crucial period of the Chinese revolutionary movement, which spans the years from the founding of the T'ung-meng-hui in 1905 to the post-Mao Tse-tung era. It deals with a transitional stage, 1927-1949, when China was at the crossroads of revolution. The book examines the development of the soviets and the implementation of the land reform as successful examples of revolutionary modernization. It analyzes some important aspects of the Nationalist failure. The book discusses the ideological weaknesses of the ruling Kuomintang. It also focuses on the period following the Japanese invasion of Manchuria. The book also analyzes some important aspects of the Communist experience and offers examples of the revolutionary experimentation of the Chinese Communist Party. To demonstrate Sun Yat-sen support for the Kuomintang alliance with Soviet Russia, Sun made some rhetorical concessions to Communism.
