The Chinese Revolution : A Phase in the Regeneration of a World Power

THIS book is the fruit of an investigation undertaken under the auspices of the Bureau of International Research of Harvard University and Radcliffe College for the purpose of estimating the influence of the Chinese Revolution upon international relations in the Far East. The conclusions which my findings seem to support are briefly set forth in the Epilogue at the close of the volume. The main body of the volume is devoted to a study of Chinese politics and of the changes in the Chinese political system which have been brought about by the Revolution. PREFACE CONTENTS PROLOGUE REVOLUTIONARY CHINA AT HOME I. THE PROBLEM OF CHINA II. THE SCHOLASTIC EMPIRE III. THE OVERTHROW OF THE MANCHUS IV. THE DOWNFALL OF THE MANDARINS V. THE REVOLUTIONARY POLITICS OF SUN YAT–SEN VI. THE CHINESE SOVIET REPUBLIC VII. THE TRIUMPH OF THE NEW MILITARISM VIII. THE DICTATORSHIP OF THE KUOMINTANG IX. THE PERIOD OF POLITICAL TUTELAGE X. THE OUTLOOK FOR THE FIVE–POWER CONSTITUTION EPILOGUE REVOLUTIONARY CHINA AMONG THE POWERS APPENDICES APPENDIX A. SUN YAT–SEN’S WILL APPENDIX Β. SUN YAT–SEN’S “OUTLINE” OR “FUNDAMENTALS OF NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION” APPENDIX C. THE CONSTITUTION OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY (KUOMINTANG) OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA APPENDIX D. THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE PERIOD OF POLITICAL TUTELAGE, PROMULGATED BY THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE KUOMINTANG ON OCTOBER 3, 1928 APPENDIX Ε. THE ORGANIC LAW OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA APPENDIX F. THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS APPENDIX G. RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE THIRD NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE KUOMINTANG WITH REGARD TO CHINA’S FOREIGN RELATIONS APPENDIX Η. MANIFESTO OF THE SECOND PLENARY SESSION OF THE KUOMINTANG CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, JUNE 18, 1929 APPENDIX I. CHRONOLOGY OF THE CHINESE REVOLUTION INDEX