North China and Japanese Expansion 1933-1937: Regional Power and the National Interest (Curzon Studies in East Asia)

"This work draws on a wide range of Chinese and Japanese sources to analyse the uncertain loyalties and complex internal pressures that drove Sino-Japanese interaction in prewar north China. It examines the shifting understandings of the North China problem in its practical, political and moral aspects, and challenges existing assumptions concerning Chinese relations with Japan and their impact on domestic politics."--Jacket Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Acknowledgements Maps INTRODUCTION ONE 'Cuckoos in the nest' THE JA PANESE ADVANCE IN NORTH CHINA TWO 'We must drive out these warlords' JAPAN AND THE NORTH CHINA AUTONOMY MOVEMENT THREE 'Ambiguous talk and equivocal attitudes' SONG ZHEYUAN AND THE QUEST FOR SURVIVAL IN NORTH CHINA FOUR 'Citizens of the Republic' THE REALIGNMENT OF HEBEI-CHAHA'ER FIVE 'A castle built on sand' THE LIMITS OF FORMAL DIPLOMACY CONCLUSIONS Glossary Abbreviations used in notes and bibliography Bibliography Index