THE CHINESE WARLORD SYSTEM: 1916 TO 1928

Abstract

The study describes the military aspects of the political contest for control of the central government in the context of the disorganized sociopolitical structure of China from 1916 to 1928. It is a useful corrective to the popular image of the Chinese warlords during this period of their greatest activity. The study points out that the warlords were not merely military men exploiting China's condition for private gain in their various domains, nor were they seeking to destroy or replace the central government in the classic pattern under which many Chinese dynasties have historically emerged.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1969
Accession Number
AD0683470

Entities

People

  • Hsi-hseng Chi

Organizations

  • American University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Civil War
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Money
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Political Parties
  • Political Science
  • Political Systems
  • Societies
  • Teamwork
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.