Wuhan, 1938 : war, refugees, and the making of modern China / Stephen R. MacKinnon ; includes photographs by Robert Capa.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

MacKinnon, Stephen R.

Contributor:

Capa, Robert, 1913-1954.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945--China--Wuhan Shi.

Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945.

Wuhan Shi (China)--History--20th century.

Wuhan Shi (China).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

War, refugees, and the making of modern China

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

During the spring of 1938, a flood of Chinese refugees displaced by the Anti-Japanese War (1937-1945) converged on the central Yangzi valley tricity complex of Wuhan. For ten remarkable months, in a highly charged atmosphere of carnage, heroism, and desperation, Wuhan held out against the Japanese in what would become a turning point in the war-and one that attracted international attention. Stephen MacKinnon for the first time tells the full story of Wuhan's defense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of modern Chinese culture, society, and politics.

Contents:

Wuhan before the war

Defending central China, 1938: military leadership and strategy

The battle for Xuzhou and the defense of Wuhan

Wuhan's refugee crisis

Culture and the press

Mobilizing youth

Romantic Hankou: the international dimension.

Notes:

"A Philip E. Lilienthal book"--P. facing t.p.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-168) and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

ISBN:

9786612359415

9781282359413

128235941X

9780520934603

0520934601

OCLC:

609850098