This is the second of two volumes of this authoritative history which review the Republican period from 1912 to 1949.

General editors' preface; List of maps; List of tables; Preface to volume; 1. Introduction: perspectives on modern China's history Mary B. Rankin, John K. Fairbank and Albert Feuerwerker; 2. China's international relations 1911-31 Shinkichi Ero; 3. Nationalist China during the Nanking decade 1927-37 Lloyd E. Eastman; 4. The Communist movement 1927-37 Jerome Ch'en; 5. The agrarian system Ramon H. Myers; 6. Peasant movements Lucien Bianco; 7. The development of local government Philip A. Kuhn; 8. The growth of the academic community 1912-49 Eru Zen Sun; 9. Literary trends: the road to revolution 1927-49 Leo Ou-Fan Lee; 10. Japanese aggression and China's international position 1931-49 Akira Iriye; 11. Nationalist China during the Sino-Japanese War 1937-45 Lloyd E. Eastman; 12. The Chinese Communist movement during the Sino-Japanese War 1937-45 Lyman Van Slyke; 13. The KMT-CCP conflict 1945-9 Suzanne Pepper; 14. Mao Tse-tung's thought to 1949 Stuart Schram; Bibliographical essays; Bibliography; Conversion table; Glossary; Index.