I was wondering if there was a single book or resource about China during the period stretching from the Xinhai revolution to the foundation of the PRC (or at least to the start of the war of Japanese resistance).
I heard about "From War to Nationalism: China's Turning Point, 1924-1925", but I was unable to check if it covers the whole period I'm interested in, or just part of it.
Any help is greatly appreciated!
The Power of the Gun, McCord
Warlord Politics, Lucian Pye
Szechwan and the Chinese Republic, Robert Kapp
Region and Nation, Diana Lary
Militarism in Modern China, Odoric YK Wou
The Military-Gentry Coalition, Jerome Ch’en
Provincial Militarism and the Chinese Republic, Donald Sutton
Warlord Politics in China, 1916-1928, Hsi-sheng Ch’i
Arming the Chinese, Anthony Chan
Warlord Soldiers, Diana Lary
Warlords and Muslims in Chinese Central Asia, Andrew Forbes
Military Dimension, Edmund Fung
Reform and Revolution in China: The 1911 Revolution in Hunan and Hubei, Joseph Esherick
This encompasses most of China from 1916-1927. Of all these I would highly recommend starting with Lucian Pye works, looking into Donald Sutton and Joseph Esherick, and then going into McCord. The rest is all great too. Some of these are free online, just put the name in the google search bar.