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Author: Stephen Valone
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Volume: No. 25
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.10cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.435kg
ISBN: 9780313276217
ISBN 10: 0313276218
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 30 April 1991
Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
The events of WW I and the diplomatic decisions to omit a statement of racial equality from the Covenant of the League of Nations as well as to allow Japan to retain the Shantung Peninsula exacerbated the volatile political situation in China. Subsequently, the victors tried to stabilize conditions and to solidify the Beijing government's power by imposing an arms embargo on the country. Though well intentioned, the embargo did little to improve the situation; the Soviet Union was the only nation to benefit from it. When Sun Yat-sen failed to secure arms from the West, he turned to the Russians for assistance. The resulting Sun-Joffe Agreement was a major factor in Sun's eventual victory in the political struggle. By 1929, the US recognized Sun's successor, Chiang K'ai-shek, as the legitimate ruler of China and ended the embargo. Valone presents the events of 1919 to 1929 in a logical, readable manner....his study is a worthwhile addition to undergraduate libraries. -Choice ?The events of WW I and the diplomatic decisions to omit a statement of racial equality from the Covenant of the League of Nations as well as to allow Japan to retain the Shantung Peninsula exacerbated the volatile political situation in China. Subsequently, the victors tried to stabilize conditions and to solidify the Beijing government's power by imposing an arms embargo on the country. Though well intentioned, the embargo did little to improve the situation; the Soviet Union was the only nation to benefit from it. When Sun Yat-sen failed to secure arms from the West, he turned to the Russians for assistance. The resulting Sun-Joffe Agreement was a major factor in Sun's eventual victory in the political struggle. By 1929, the US recognized Sun's successor, Chiang K'ai-shek, as the legitimate ruler of China and ended the embargo. Valone presents the events of 1919 to 1929 in a logical, readable manner....his study is a worthwhile addition to undergraduate libraries.?-Choice
?The events of WW I and the diplomatic decisions to omit a statement of racial equality from the Covenant of the League of Nations as well as to allow Japan to retain the Shantung Peninsula exacerbated the volatile political situation in China. Subsequently, the victors tried to stabilize conditions and to solidify the Beijing government's power by imposing an arms embargo on the country. Though well intentioned, the embargo did little to improve the situation; the Soviet Union was the only nation to benefit from it. When Sun Yat-sen failed to secure arms from the West, he turned to the Russians for assistance. The resulting Sun-Joffe Agreement was a major factor in Sun's eventual victory in the political struggle. By 1929, the US recognized Sun's successor, Chiang K'ai-shek, as the legitimate ruler of China and ended the embargo. Valone presents the events of 1919 to 1929 in a logical, readable manner....his study is a worthwhile addition to undergraduate libraries.?-Choice
Author Information
STEPHEN J. VALONE is Assistant Professor of History at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, New York. Specializing in United States diplomatic history, Dr. Valone has written several articles in his field of interest.
