Arming the Chinese : the western armaments trade in warlord China, 1920-1928 / Anthony B. Chan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chan, Anthony B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arms transfers--China--History--20th century.

Arms transfers.

China--Politics and government--1912-1928.

China.

China--History--Warlord period, 1916-1928.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

First published in 1982, this book remains the classic account of the arms trade in warlord China. The second edition includes a new preface that reframes the argument within the paradigm of critical militarism and state criminality. "Arming the Chinese" tells the story of the Western and Japanese merchants and governments who provided weapons to warlords for their expanding armies. Although the warlords were hearty individualists who retained control over domestic affairs and rarely relied on single foreign suppliers, the armaments trade, Chan argues, was a new form of imperialism, which perpetrated the continued Western and Japanese domination of China.

Contents:

Warlord unification efforts : background to the armaments trade

The western armaments trade and its control in warlord China

Chinese warlords and the armaments trade

The ramifications of the Western armaments trade

Conclusion.

Notes:

"First paperback edition with a new preface by the author".

Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-171) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-33576-X

9786613335760

0-7748-1991-X

OCLC:

750236180