Military Involvement in Politics: Li Hanhun During the War of Resistance Against Japan

Author: Zheng Zelong
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Publish Date: 2005-02-01
Features: With the Anti-Japanese War entering a relative phase, Li Hanxun ended his cavalry-filled military career and navigated the turbulent political arena, taking charge of Guangdong's governance. However, facing a harsh environment and complex circumstances, how should he proceed? What fate awaited him? This book examines the main activities of the Kuomintang general Li Hanxun in Guangdong during the Anti-Japanese War, exploring the factional struggles within the Kuomintang, the beginning and end of the KMT-CCP cooperation, the establishment and implementation of the war system in Guangdong, and holds significant academic value. The "Modern and Contemporary China: Politics and Society Transformation" academic research series is the final outcome of the "985" research project at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, focusing on the relationship between modern China's political and social transformations.
Politics is a broad and complex concept. This project adopts a broad definition of politics, expanding the research scope to political thought, political institutions, international environment, and foreign relations in modern China. It also examines key political figures and events, integrating politics with society to analyze the relationship between politics and the economy, politics and foreign relations, and particularly the social impact of the political attitudes and governance theories, policies, and methods of important figures. The study aims to provide multi-angle and multi-layered perspectives, using sociological theories and methods to explore the interactive relationship between politics and society. It seeks to evaluate the correctness of political ideas, doctrines, and the governance of political figures based on the stability, progress, development, and degree of civilization of society. This represents a new attempt.