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In 1925, a decade on from the downfall of its last emperor, China remains deeply divided.
Its people are at the mercy of warlords and rival political factions. But a charismatic and ambitious Nationalist leader, Chiang Kai-shek, has a plan to unite the country by force.
What follows is a decade of violence and turmoil, as Chiang’s Kuomintang Army takes on the warlords, then forces the Communists into an epic retreat, before facing a reckoning with foreign aggressors.
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Thank you to our series historical consultant, Dr. Lily Chang of University College London. Find out more about her research and teaching here: ucl.ac.uk/history/people/academic-staff/dr-lily-chang
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đź“š Recommended reading:
“The Penguin History of Modern China: the Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present” by Jonathan Fenby - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9780141988450 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9780141988450
“The Cambridge Illustrated History Of China” by Patricia Buckley Ebrey - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9781009151443 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781009151443
“A Bitter Revolution: China's Struggle with the Modern World” by Rana Mitter - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9780192806055 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9780192806055
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🎬 Recommended films:
To Live (1994)
The Last Emperor (1987)
Raise the Red Lantern (1992)
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In 1925, a decade on from the downfall of its last emperor, China remains deeply divided.
Its people are at the mercy of warlords and rival political factions. But a charismatic and ambitious Nationalist leader, Chiang Kai-shek, has a plan to unite the country by force.
What follows is a decade of violence and turmoil, as Chiang’s Kuomintang Army takes on the warlords, then forces the Communists into an epic retreat, before facing a reckoning with foreign aggressors.
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Thank you to our series historical consultant, Dr. Lily Chang of University College London. Find out more about her research and teaching here: ucl.ac.uk/history/people/academic-staff/dr-lily-chang
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đź“š Recommended reading:
“The Penguin History of Modern China: the Fall and Rise of a Great Power, 1850 to the Present” by Jonathan Fenby - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9780141988450 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9780141988450
“The Cambridge Illustrated History Of China” by Patricia Buckley Ebrey - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9781009151443 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9781009151443
“A Bitter Revolution: China's Struggle with the Modern World” by Rana Mitter - US: bookshop.org/a/99532/9780192806055 / UK: uk.bookshop.org/a/12275/9780192806055
You can visit our online bookshop to find great books on China and other Epic History topics:
UK site - uk.bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv
US site - bookshop.org/shop/epichistorytv
As a bookshop.org affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases, while donating 10% of sales to support independent bookshops!
🎬 Recommended films:
To Live (1994)
The Last Emperor (1987)
Raise the Red Lantern (1992)
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