republic, 1912-1949

A history of China during the last three centuries, from the time Western nations began to play an important part in Chinese affairs.

Photographs and text describe the events of the years that journalist Edgar Snow spent in China ranging from the late 1920's to the Communist Revolution in 1949.

Reprint of a 1937 text hailed as the first authentic account of the Chinese Communist Party and its social revolution, based upon interviews the author had with Mao Tse-tung and other Chinese leaders, as well as his first-person observations as a seven-year resident of the country.

Traces the life and career of the Chinese peasant who rose to become chairman of the People's Republic during the turbulent period of China's revolution and transformation.

Traces the events of the twenty-four year struggle for power between Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Tse-tung and their influence on the destiny of China.