| Abstract (click here, PDF file) |
| Acknowledgements (click here, PDF file) |
| Notes on Romanization of Chinese Names and Terms |
| Abbreviations (click here, PDF file) |
Chapter One | Introduction (click here, PDF file) |
| I. The Main Aim of the Study |
| II. Political Integration and Imperialism |
| III. Regionalism and Mass Mobilization as An Approach to Political Integration |
| IV. The Anti-Japanese National United Front and the National Political Unity |
| V. Summary |
Chapter Two | The Rise of Li Zongren and the Guangxi Clique (click here, PDF file) |
| I. A Brief Historical Background of Guangxi |
| II. The Rise of Li Zongren and the Formation of the Guangxi Clique |
| III. Heading for the Northern Expedition |
| IV. Reasons for the Clique’s Conflict with Jiang Jieshi and Its Return to Guangxi |
| V. Conclusion |
Chapter Three | The Internal Structure of the Guangxi Clique (click here, PDF file) |
| I. The Graduates of Baoding Military Academy (BMA) Group The Hubei Faction |
| II. Leadership |
| III. The Secret Political Organization |
| IV. Brains Trust |
| V. Regional identity and Its Relations with the Clique |
| VI. Conclusion |
Chapter Four | The Theoretical Foundation of the Guangxi Clique’s Mass Mobilization and the Integrated Relationship Between Regionalism and Nationalism (click here, PDF file) |
| I. The Guangxi Reconstruction Program |
| II. The Clique’s Analysis of Chinese Society and Perception of the Chinese Revolution |
| 1. Nature of Chinese Society |
| 2. Objectives of the Chinese Revolution |
| 3. Mission of the Chinese Revolution |
| 4. Motive Force of the Chinese Revolution |
| 5. Nature of the Chinese Revolution |
| 6. Prospects of the Chinese Revolution |
| 7. Leadership of the Chinese Revolution |
| III. The Pearl River Valley Revolution Theory - A Motive Force of Mass Mobilization |
| IV. Achievements of Guangxi Mass Mobilization and Reconstruction: A Brief Account |
| V. Conclusions |
Chapter Five | Relations Between Li and the Southwest Regional Factions (click here, PDF file) |
| I. The Role of Relations Between Li Zongren and the Southwest Regional Factions in the Process of Internal Political Unity of the GMD |
| 1. Definition of the Southwest Regional Faction |
| 2. The Role of the Southwest Regional Factions in the Internal Political Unity of the GMD |
| 3. The Impact of Relations Between Regional Relations on the Li-Jiang Conflict |
| II. Factors Affecting Relationships Between the Southwest Regional Factions |
| III. Li Zongren’s Relationships with the Southwest Regional Factions |
| 1. Li Zongren’s Relations with Yunnan |
| 2. Li Zongren’s Relations with Guizhou |
| 3. Li Zongren’s Relations with the Guangdong Faction (Yuexi) |
| 4. Li Zongren’s Relations with Sichuan |
| IV. Conclusion |
Chapter Six | “Resisting Japan Is the Only Way”: Li Zongren’s “Scorched Earth Resistance” (Jiaotu kangzhan) Idea (click here, PDF file) |
| I. The Background and Origin of “Jiaotu kangzhan” |
| II. Li Zongren’s Idea of “Jiaotu kangzhan” |
| 1. The National Policy towards Japan - the Scorched Earth Resistance |
| 1.1 The Significance of the Scorched Earth Resistance |
| 1.2 Criticism of Non-resistance Policy |
| 1.3 Analysis of the Harmfulness of Non-resistance |
| 1.4 The Prospect of the Scorched Earth Resistance |
| 2. Strategy and Tactics of the Scorched Earth Resistance |
| 2.1 Full-scale Warfare |
| 2.2 Offensive Warfare |
| 2.3 Protracted Warfare |
| III. Other Theories for Resistance: Yan Xishan’s “Shoutu kangzhan” (Defence and Resistance) |
| IV. Conclusion |
Chapter Seven | Background to the “June 1 Movement” (click here, PDF file) |
| I. Origin of the “June 1 Movement” and Its Relations with the Japanese |
| II. Reasons for Launching the June 1 Movement |
| III. The Motive Forces Behind the Launching of the June 1 Movement |
| IV. Conclusion: The Nature of the June 1 Movement |
Chapter Eight | The June 1 Movement: Compelling Jiang to Resist Japan and the Clique’s Role in the AJNUF (click here, PDF file) |
| I. “Forcing Jiang to Resist Japan” |
| II. National United Front |
| III. Relationship Between the June 1 Movement and the Xi’an Incident |
| IV. Conclusion |
Chapter Nine | Conclusion (click here, PDF file) |
Appendix |
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| 1.1 Names of Senior Officers of Li Zongren’s Troops in Yulin in 1922-1923 (click here, PDF file) |
| 1.2 Commanders of the 7th Army in 1936 (click here, PDF file) |
| 1.3 (1) Commanders of the Guangxi Militia Zones (1934) |
| (2) Senior Commanders of the Guangxi Army in the First Half of the 1930s (click here, PDF file) |
| 1.4 Names of Guangxi’s Senior Officers Graduated from the Baoding Military Academy (click here, PDF file) |
| 2.0 The Hubei Faction within the Guangxi Clique (1927-1929) (click here, PDF file) |
| 3.0 Names of Guangxi’s Students Returned from Soviet Russia before and after the Northern Expedition (click here, PDF file) |
| 4.0 Expansion of the Guangxi Troops during the June 1 Movement in 1936 (click here, PDF file) |
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Bibliography | Chinese Sources (click here, PDF file) |
| I. Original Official and Private Documents and Materials |
| 1. Archives |
| 2. Important Journals and Periodicals published in the 1920s- 1930s |
| 3. The Collections of Official and Private Documents |
| 4. Other Important Data and Materials |
| (A) Books |
| (B) Speeches and Articles |
| II. Memoirs and Historical Materials |
| 1. Books |
| 2. Writing Historical Materials |
| 3. Records of Interviews |
| III. Relevant Academic Publications and Other Materials |
| 1. Books |
| 2. Articles |
| English Sources |
| I. Books |
| II. Articles |
| III. Archives |