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Zhang Xueliang

The General Who Never Fought

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  • © 2012

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  1. Aron Shai

    1. Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Aron Shai
    Pages 1-5

  3. Opium and Government in Manchuria, 1901–31

    • Aron Shai
    Pages 6-30

  4. From One Incident to Another, from Manchuria to Xi’an, 1931–6

    • Aron Shai
    Pages 31-53

  5. ‘Forced Advice’: The Revolt Against Chiang Kai-shek, 1936

    • Aron Shai
    Pages 54-67

  6. The Great Reconciliation, 1936–7

    • Aron Shai
    Pages 68-95

  7. The Wheel Turns, 1936–7

    • Aron Shai
    Pages 96-103

  8. A General as a Drifting Leaf, 1937–46

    • Aron Shai
    Pages 104-118

  9. Prisoner and Philosopher in Taiwan, 1946–90

    • Aron Shai
    Pages 119-145

  10. Twilight and Death in Hawaii, 1991–2001

    • Aron Shai
    Pages 146-153

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 154-164
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About this book

The first book to tell the strange and fascinating story of General Zhang Xue-liang, the Chinese-Manchurian 'Young Marshall' - a man who left an indelible mark on the history of modern China, but few know his story. Unlocking the mystery of this man's life, Aron Shai helps to shed light on 20th-century China.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Tel Aviv University, Israel

    Aron Shai

About the author

ARON SHAI is the Rector (Provost) of Tel Aviv University, Israel. He is a Professor of History and East Asian Studies and the Incumbent of the Shoul N. Eisenberg Chair for East Asian Affairs. He has authored books on China's modern history published in England, the United States, China and Israel, including Origins of the War in the East: Britain, China and Japan, Britain and China: Imperial Momentum, China in International Affairs,  Twentieth Century China: Imperialism Imprisoned, The Fate of Foreign Firms in China: Imperialism Imprisoned, Sino-Israeli Relations: Current Reality and Future Prospects and has also published two historical novels, Benhazar – Son to a Stranger and She Used to Call him Mano.

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