The Chinese People at War: Human Suffering and Social Transformation, 1937–1945 (New Approaches to Asian History, Series Number 6) by Diana Lary (PDF)

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The Chinese peoples’ experience of war during the Second World War, as it is known in the West, was one of suffering and stoicism in the face of dreadful conditions. China’s War of Resistance began in 1937 with the Japanese invasion and ended in 1945 after eight long years. Diana Lary, one of the foremost historians of the period, tells the tragic history of China’s war and its consequences from the perspective of those who went through it. Using archival evidence only recently made available, interviews with survivors, and extracts from literature, she creates a vivid and highly disturbing picture of the havoc created by the war, the destruction of towns and villages, the displacement of peoples, and the accompanying economic and social disintegration. Her focus is on families torn apart, men, women, and children left homeless and struck down by disease and famine. It is also a story of courage and survival. By 1945, the fabric of China’s society had been utterly transformed, and entirely new social categories had emerged. As the author suggests in a new interpretation of modern Chinese history, far from stemming the spread of communism from the USSR, which was the Japanese pretext for invasion, the horrors of the war, and the damage it created, nurtured the Chinese Communist Party and helped it to win power in 1949.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “An outstanding book in the depth of its research on the suffering of the Chinese people during the War of Resistance, and also in its coverage of the entire war period from different regional perspectives… There is simply no comparable work of this scope on this topic.” – Edward A. McCord, George Washington University Book Description The tragic history of China’s War of Resistance and its consequences from the perspective of those who went through it. About the Author Diana Lary is Professor Emerita in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia. She has spent many years working on modern Chinese history, teaching the subject to thousands of students and writing or editing six books and numerous articles. Read more

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Sometimes insightful, but mostly it seemed as if the author was padding the lack of factual information — who was in command, strategy, tactics, numbers — with attempts at explaining emotions and other psychological and cultural matters. In places the book is poorly written, employing the commonest clichés and quotes.

⭐I bought this book for many reasons. The most important one is that it is not written by a Chinese scholar. Not that I don’t believe in what they may say, but most Westerners will not believe it. The second reason is that the book states the truth, that the Japanese invaded China and occupied China, unlike the other political books which call it the Sino-Japanese Conflict.It is Well written, clear and balanced. It is not a noval, so it is not pleasurable reading, but a good history book full of information one cannot get in the United States. It also gives the insight on the Chinese people, their culture and their suffering.

⭐Good condition

⭐thanks.

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