The Shanghai Capitalists and the Nationalist Government, 1927-1937, Second Edition

by Parks Coble and Parks M. Coble

Book Overview

A common generalization about the Nationalist Government in China during the 1927-1937 decade has been that Chiang Kai-shek's regime was closely allied with the capitalists in Shanghai. This book brings to light a different picture--that Nanking sought to control the capitalists politically, to prevent them from having a voice in the political structure, and to milk the wealth of the urban economy for government coffers. This study documents major...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674805356
• ISBN13: 9780674805354
• Release Date: December 1980
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 376 Pages