Building a "Total Mobilization State": Thinking About War and Society in 1920s Manchuria

Building a "Total Mobilization State": Thinking About War and Society in 1920s Manchuria

After the First World War, Chinese officers in the Fengtian Army were eager to learn the lessons of the war so that China and the Chinese regime in Manchuria could survive the next war. The officers did not stop at the technical and tactical aspects of the war but urged changes in the state and in s...

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Published in:American journal of Chinese studies 2019-04, Vol.26 (1), p.1-14
Main Author: Kwong, Chi Man
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