War and geopolitics in interwar Manchuria : : Zhang Zuolin and the Fengtian clique during the Northern Expedition / / by Kwong Chi Man.

• VerfasserIn: Kwong, Chi Man,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2017.; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on Modern East Asian History 1.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (341 pages) :; illustrations.

In War and Geopolitics in Interwar Manchuria Kwong Chi Man revisits the civil wars in China (1925-1928) from the perspective of the often-overlooked \'warlords,\' who fought against the joint forces of the Nationalist and Communist parties. In particular, this work focuses on Zhang Zuolin, the leader of the \'Fengian Clique\' who was sometimes seen as the representative of the Japanese interest in Manchuria. Using primary and secondary sources from China, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, this work tries to revisit the wars during the period from international, political, military, and economic-financial perspectives. It sheds new light on Zhang Zuolin's decision to fight against the Nationalists and the Communists and offers an alternative explanation to the Nationalists (temporary) victory by revealing the central importance of geopolitics in the civil wars in China during the interwar period.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction: “Northern Expedition,” or the War for Northeast Asia? -- 1 Becoming “The Eastern Three Provinces”: International Conflicts in Manchuria and Northeast Asia, 1850-1920 -- 2 Manchuria under Zhang Zuolin and the Fengtian Clique -- 3 The Fengtian Clique’s Strategies and Their Failure, 1925-1931 -- 4 Military Dimension of the “Northern Expedition” -- 5 The Manchurian Economy and the Northern Expedition, 1925-1928 -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Literature Review -- Appendix 2: A Note on the Sources -- Appendix 3: Short Biographies of the Anguojun Figures -- Appendix 4: Glossary -- Appendix 5: Order of Battle of the Anguojun and the NRA, March 1927-April 1928 -- Bibliography -- Index.