Asian States and Empires

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1. The Third Chinese Revolutionary Civil War, 1945–49

   An Analysis of Communist Strategy and Leadership

   By Christopher R. Lew

   Series: Asian States and Empires

   This book examines the Third Chinese Revolutionary Civil War of 1945–1949, which resulted in the victory of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) over Chiang Kaishek and the Guomindang (GMD) and the founding of The People’s Republic of China in 1949. It provides a military and strategic history of...

   Published May 16th 2011 by Routledge
2. War, Culture and Society in Early Modern South Asia, 1740-1849

   By Kaushik Roy

   Series: Asian States and Empires

   This book argues that the role of the British East India Company in transforming warfare in South Asia has been overestimated. Although it agrees with conventional wisdom that, before the British, the nature of Indian society made it difficult for central authorities to establish themselves fully...

   Published March 28th 2011 by Routledge
3. China's Southern Tang Dynasty, 937-976

   By Johannes L. Kurz

   Series: Asian States and Empires

   The Southern Tang was one of China’s minor dynasties and one of the great states in China in the tenth century. Although often regarded as one of several states preceding the much better known Song dynasty (960-1279), the Southern Tang dynasty was in fact the key state in this period, preserving...

   Published March 23rd 2011 by Routledge