China in the anti-Japanese War, 1937-1945 : politics, culture and society

This book is a collection of eleven articles written by scholars of international repute that specializes in the history of China during her long war against Japan from 1937 to 1945. The topics addressed include political, economic, social, and diplomatic issues related to wartime China based on materials newly opened for research. They give strong evidence that the Sino-Japanese War was of a complexity and magnitude that must be understood in terms that go far beyond those solely of its military dimensions. -- Amazon.com. "Eleven articles based on papers presented at the symposium on the Sino-Japanese war of 1937-1945 held in Vancouver, Canada in December 1995. A companion volume, Chinese collaboration with Japan, 1932-1945 : the limits of accommodation is published by Stanford University Press"--Preface. vi, 240 pages ; 24 cm