The China of Chiang K'ai-Shek: A Political Study
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Chapters (682)
- THE CHINA OF CHIANG K'AI-SHEK: A Political Study
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- The Chinese Political Inheritance: Some Continuing Aspects
- China at the Outbreak of War
- The Beginning of Active Hostilities
- The Hankow Period
- The Chungking Period
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter I THE CONSTITUTION
- The Yüeh Fa of 1931
- The Draft Permanent or Double Five Constitution
- The Issue of Constitutional Change
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter II THE POLITICAL ORGANS OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
- The Five-Power Constitution
- The Supreme National Defense Council
- The President of the National Government
- The Council of State
- The Executive Yüan
- The Military Affairs Commission
- The Judicial, Legislative, Examination and Control Yüan
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter III CONSULTATIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORGANS
- The People's Political Council
- The Administrative Pattern
- The Political Ministries
- Social and Cultural Agencies
- The Economic Ministries
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter IV PROVINCIAL, LOCAL, AND SPECIAL-AREA GOVERNMENT
- The Provinces
- Local Government
- The Communist Zone
- Guerrilla Governments
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter V THE KUOMINTANG
- The Party Constitutional System
- Party Organization
- The Kuomintang Bid for Leadership
- Intra-Kuomintang Politics
- The New Life Movement and Other Affiliates
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter VI THE COMMUNIST AND MINOR PARTIES
- The Chinese Communists: Party and Leaders
- Communism: Patriotism or Betrayal?
- The National Salvation Movement
- The Third Party
- The Chinese National Socialist Party
- Social Democrats and La Jeunesse
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter VII GOVERNING INSTITUTIONS OF THE JAPANESE AND PRO-JAPANESE
- The Japanese Army as a Chinese Government
- The Problem of Puppet States
- The Provisional and Reformed Governments
- The Reorganized National Government of Wang Ch'ing-wei
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter VIII EXTRA-POLITICAL FORCES
- The Foundations of Chinese Government
- Mass Education
- Rural Reconstruction
- The Chinese Industrial Cooperatives
- Unorganized Pressure
- FOOTNOTES:
- Chapter IX SUN YAT-SEN AND CHIANG K'AI-SHEK
- Sun Yat-sen
- The San Min Chu I
- Chiang K'ai-shek
- Chinese Appraisals of Chiang
- The Ideology of Chiang
- FOOTNOTES:
- CONCLUSION
- The Chief Alternatives in China
- The United States in Chinese Politics
- FOOTNOTES:
- APPENDIX I. GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS
- A. THE GOVERNMENT DRAFT OF THE PROPOSED CONSTITUTION[1]
- Chapter I. General Provisions
- Chapter II. Rights and Duties of the Citizens
- Chapter III. The People's Congress
- Chapter IV. The Central Government
- Section 1. The President
- Section 2. The Executive Yuan
- Section 3. The Legislative Yuan
- Section 4. The Judicial Yuan
- Section 5. The Examination Yuan
- Section 6. The Censor Yuan
- Chapter V. The Local Institutions
- Section 1. The Provinces
- Section 2. The Districts
- Section 3. The Municipalities
- Chapter VI. National Economic Life
- Chapter VII. Education
- Chapter VIII. The Enforcement and Amendment of the Constitution
- FOOTNOTE:
- B. THE SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION OF THE NATIONAL CONGRESS[1]
- FOOTNOTE:
- C. ACT OF THE LEGISLATIVE YÜAN, APRIL 31, XXVI (1937) GOVERNING THE ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE NATIONAL CONGRESS[1]
- Chapter I. General Principles
- Chapter II. District Election
- Chapter III. Professional Election
- Chapter IV. Special Elections
- Section 1. Elections in the Provinces of Liaoning, Kirin, Heilungkiang and Jehol
- Section 2. Elections in Mongolia and Tibet
- Section 3. Representatives from Overseas
- Section 4. Elections in the Army, Navy, and Air Forces
- Chapter V. Election of the Chief Election Office and of the Election Inspectors
- Chapter VI. Election and Forfeited Election
- Chapter VII. Law Suits Concerning Election Affairs
- Chapter VIII. Supplement
- FOOTNOTE:
- D. THE PROGRAM OF RESISTANCE AND RECONSTRUCTION[1]
- A. GENERAL PRINCIPLES:
- B. DIPLOMACY:
- C. MILITARY AFFAIRS:
- D. POLITICS:
- E. ECONOMICS:
- F. MASS MOVEMENT:
- G. EDUCATION:
- FOOTNOTE:
- E. AN OUTLINE OF WAR-TIME CONTROLMENT[1]
- THE CONTROL YÜAN:
- FOOTNOTE:
- F. A CHART OF THE CONTROL YÜAN FROM JULY 1937 TO JUNE 1940[1]
- THE READJUSTMENT:
- THE FUNCTIONS:
- THE PRESENT ORGANIZATION:
- THE WORK:
- THE MINISTRY OF AUDIT:
- FOOTNOTES:
- G. REGULATIONS CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE VARIOUS CLASSIFICATIONS OF HSIEN[1]
- A. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
- B. THE Hsien GOVERNMENT (hsien chêng-fu)
- C. THE Hsien PEOPLE'S COUNCIL (hsien ts'ang-chêng hui)
- D. FINANCES OF A Hsien
- E. Ch'ü
- F. Hsiang[3]
- G. THE Hsiang PEOPLE'S COUNCIL
- H. FINANCE OF THE Hsiang
- I. Pao AND Chia
- FOOTNOTES:
- H. A CHART OF GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION
- APPENDIX II. DOCUMENTS ON PARTY POLITICS
- A. A CHART OF KUOMINTANG ORGANIZATION
- B. CONSTITUTION OF THE SAN MIN CHU I YOUTH CORPS, YEAR XXVII (1938)[1]
- Chapter I. General Principles
- Chapter II. Membership
- Chapter III. System of Organization
- Chapter IV. The Corps Leader
- Chapter V. The All-Corps Representative Assembly and Other Meetings of Representatives
- Chapter VI. The Central Headquarters
- Chapter VII. The Branch Corps
- Chapter VIII. The Divisional Corps
- Chapter IX. The Sectional Corps
- Chapter X. The Divisional Troop
- Chapter XI. The Sectional Troop
- Chapter XII. The Election of Officers and Their Term of Service
- Chapter XIII. Discipline
- Chapter XIV. Fees
- Chapter XV. Amendments, etc.
- FOOTNOTE:
- C. THE DUTIES AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES OF THE SAN MIN CHU I YOUTH CORPS (CH'ÊN CH'ÊNG)[1]
- Outline
- A. The Duties and Nature of the Corps
- 1. The Duties
- 2. The Activities
- 3. The Nature
- B. The Growth and the Plan concerning the Intensification of the Works of the Corps
- 1. The Growth
- 2. Plan concerning the Intensification of Activities
- C. The General Activities of the Corps
- 1. Organization
- 2. The Training
- 3. Publicity
- 4. Social Work
- 5. Financial Assistance
- D. General Discussion of the Two Years' Activities of the Corps and the Principles Governing the Nation's Youth
- 1. Discussion of the Corps' Past Work
- 2. Principles Guiding the Nation's Youth
- FOOTNOTES:
- D. THE HSIAO-TSU (SMALL GROUP) TRAINING PROGRAM[1]
- Introduction
- A. Organization
- B. Conferences
- C. Guidance and Examination
- D. Appendix
- FOOTNOTES:
- E. PARTY CONSTITUTION OF THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY[1]
- Chapter I. Title
- Chapter II. The Members
- Chapter III. The Organization
- Chapter IV. Branch Party Organs
- Chapter V. City and Country District Party Organs
- Chapter VI. Hsien and Municipal Party Organs
- Chapter VII. Provincial Party Organs
- Chapter VIII. The National Party Convention[4]
- Chapter IX. The National Party Congress
- Chapter X. The Central Party Committee[5]
- Chapter XI. The Central Control Committee[6]
- Chapter XII. The Party Discipline
- Chapter XIII. Party Finance
- Chapter XIV. Special Party Groups [Corps][7]
- Chapter XV. Relationship with the Communist Youth Corps[8]
- FOOTNOTES:
- APPENDIX III. MATERIALS ON POLICY
- A. REPLY TO QUESTIONS (CHIANG K'AI-SHEK)[1]
- FOOTNOTE:
- B. WHAT I MEAN BY ACTION, OR A PHILOSOPHY OF ACTION (CHIANG K'AI-SHEK)[1]
- The Truths We Must Endeavor to Grasp Anew
- Action Is Life Itself: the Tireless Pertinacity of Nature Our Example
- Action Is Not Mere Motion
- Action Is Nature at Work in Man: the Whole Universe Is the Scene of Action
- The Broadest Sense of Life
- The Revolution Demands Action of All Men at All Times
- The Meaning of Ease
- Sincerity the Root of Action and Goodwill
- The Laws of Action
- One: The Starting Point
- Two: Ordered Unfolding of Plans
- Three: Unswerving Aim at the Target
- Four: The Even Texture of a Life of Action
- Formation and Constancy of Purpose
- Action Engenders Knowledge
- Comrades in Revolution! Resolve Anew!
- FOOTNOTE:
- C. DEFINITION OF THE PROBLEMS CONCERNING THE ORGANIZATION OF THE VARIOUS CLASSIFICATIONS OF HSIEN (CHIANG K'AI-SHEK)[1]
- A. Readjustments in the Relations among the Various Administrative Party and Political Organizations of the Hsien
- B. Political Organizations
- C. People's Organs through Which Popular Political Opinions May Be Expressed
- Explanation
- FOOTNOTES:
- D. A DISCUSSION OF MAO TSÊ-TUNG'S COMMENTS ON THE PRESENT STATE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (CH'ÊN KUO-HSIN)[1]
- I. The Question of Unexpected Political "Coups"
- II. Is the German-Soviet Pact Casual?
- III. Why the German-Soviet Pact?
- IV. A Discussion on the "New Front" as Made in a Chinese Story-Teller's Way
- V. A Single Enemy? Or a Single Ally?
- VI. A Reasonless Conclusion
- FOOTNOTES:
- E. CHINA'S LONG-RANGE DIPLOMATIC ORIENTATION (WANG CH'UNG-HUI)[1]
- 1. Outline of China's Foreign Policy
- 2. China's Stand Vis-à-Vis Japan
- 3. Non-Recognition of Puppet Regimes
- 4. China's Foreign Relations Based on Nine-Power Treaty
- FOOTNOTE:
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