Who Lost China? Chiang Kai-shek Testifies Author(s): Lloyd E. Eastman Reviewed work(s): Source: The China Quarterly‚ No. 88 (Dec.‚ 1981)‚ pp. 658-668 Published by: Cambridge University Press on behalf of the School of Oriental and African Studies Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/653752 . Accessed: 20/04/2012 05:29 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a not-for-profit
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monthly incomes? Interviewing sellers of a consumption shop‚ cloth shop‚ CDs shop‚ food shop and their customers. ____________________________________________________________ As a part of the course trans-border studies‚ we went to Wat Kutao in Chiang Mai where Shan’s New Year festival was taken place and celebrated by Shan Literature and Cultural Committee to practice participant observation method. Shan‚ a sub-group of Tai ehnic group of Southeast Asia‚ primarily live in the Shan State of Burma
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The long anticipated attack launched by the People’s Liberation Army‚ the military division of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)‚ on January 6‚ 1949 was the start of a five month offensive that culminated in Chiang Kai-shek’s departure to Taiwan. After much self-reflection‚ Chiang privately concluded that “the major reason for this defeat…is that we are in a transitional period where the old system has been abolished but the new system is yet to be built” (400). The Generalissimo also recognized
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Vanna Qing Exam-History Essay#2 March 3rd Monday Ms. Macaulay Explain the struggle between Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek to lead a new Chinese state in the 1920s In the 1920s‚ Mao Zedong was an organizer of Communist Party‚ and Chiang Kai-shek was the second leader of the Nationalists. The Nationalist and Communist Parties had struggled for a long time to seize the central power to lead a new China. They tried to work together and formed an alliance to drive the imperialists and colonialism
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A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION OF KUOMINTANG (NATIONALIST PARTY) IN REPUBLIC OF CHINA UNDER CHIANG KAI-SHEK LEADERSHIP (1927-19750 The Kuomintang is a Chinese political party that ruled China 1927–48 and then moved to Taiwan. The name translates as "China’s National People’s Party" and was historically referred to as the Chinese Nationalists. The Party was initially founded on August 25th 1912‚ by Sun Yat-sen but dissolved in November 1913. It reformed on October 10th 1919‚ again led by Sun Yat-sen
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survive happily in this worldwide industry. Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi Chiangmai Figure : Mandarin Oriental Logo Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi Chiangmai is one of the best spa and resort hotels in the world‚ located on 60 landscaped acres in Chiang Mai‚ Thailand. This resort hotel employs more than 350 employees. Even though this resort has established for only nine years (Since September 2004) but with management experience of the Mandarin Oriental group‚ it attracts every kinds of guest from
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Chinese ideas and were influenced by the ideas of Karl Marx. When the CCP was first founded‚ in 1921‚ it contained only 50 members. However‚ throughout the years 1927 to 1945 it went through horrific defeats by the Nationalists and their leader Chaing Kaishek‚ but still survived‚ eventually triumphing by the late 1940’s. This essay will identify to what extent the CCP was able to develop as a significant political force in the years 1927 to 1945‚ focusing on four major events; The White Terror (1927)‚
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Japanese invasion of China‚ the strengths of the Chinese Communist Party and the characteristics and personal roles of Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek need to be taken into account to understand why the Communists gain power rather than the Guomindang in the Civil War. As the warlord’s era ended in 1927‚ the unification of China occurred in 1928 under the rule of Chiang Kai-shek of GMD. But it was not a united China. The China Communist Party retreated to the countryside of Jiangxi and Hunan province
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A Review of Chiang Yee’s The Silent Traveller in London Chiang Yee’s work was written in English and capitalised on the increased Western interest in China and the East at the beginning of the twentieth century. The Silent Traveller in London describes London from an Oriental viewpoint and thus creates a double perspective as both insider and outsider that is of equal interest to the native Londoner and foreign reader alike. Chiang Yee is an author who is endearing in his modest humility‚
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Pongsakorn Prohdeengam #5480995 Section 4 How Environmental Problems Can Affect Health Problems in Thai Society Many people say that the environmental issues in Thailand are chronic problems. According to Ping (2012)‚ irregular environmental catastrophes have occurred more frequently than ever recently. Due to inadequate responsibility‚ people keep ignoring the environment that absolutely causes climate change and the severe pollution. In October 2011‚ the catastrophic flood hit the central
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