CONTENTS

Frontispiece—Generalissimo Chiang K'ai-shek
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Introduction[1]
The Chinese Political Inheritance: Some Continuing Aspects[1]
China at the Outbreak of War[6]
The Beginning of Active Hostilities[11]
The Hankow Period[15]
The Chungking Period[19]
I.The Constitution[21]
The Yüeh-fa of 1931[22]
The Draft Permanent or Double Five Constitution[25]
The Issue of Constitutional Change[31]
II.The Political Organs of the National Government[41]
The Five-Power Constitution[42]
The Supreme National Defense Council[46]
The President of the National Government[52]
The Council of State[53]
The Executive Yüan[56]
The Military Affairs Commission[60]
The Judicial, Legislative, Examination and Control Yüan[65]
III.Consultative and Administrative Organs[69]
The People's Political Council[69]
The Administrative Pattern[79]
The Political Ministries[81]
Social and Cultural Agencies[83]
The Economic Ministries[85]
IV.Provincial, Local, and Special-Area Government[98]
Chart on Provincial and Urban Governmentfacing [98]
The Provinces[99]
Local Government[103]
The Communist Zone[111]
Guerrilla Governments[116]
V.The Kuomintang[124]
The Party Constitutional System[125]
Party Organization[129]
The Kuomintang Bid for Leadership[140]
Intra-Kuomintang Politics[142]
The New Life Movement and Other Affiliates[149]
VI.The Communist and Minor Parties[159]
The Chinese Communists: Party and Leaders[160]
Communism: Patriotism or Betrayal?[171]
The National Salvation Movement[175]
The Third Party[178]
The Chinese National Socialist Party[179]
Social Democrats and La Jeunesse[181]
VII.Governing Institutions of the Japanese and Pro-Japanese[183]
The Japanese Army as a Chinese Government[185]
The Problem of Puppet States[188]
The Provisional and Reformed Governments[192]
The Reorganized National Government of Wang Ch'ing-wei[197]
VIII.Extra-Political Forces[211]
The Foundations of Chinese Government[212]
Mass Education[214]
Rural Reconstruction[218]
The Chinese Industrial Cooperatives[223]
Unorganized Pressure[234]
IX.Sun Yat-sen and Chiang K'ai-shek[239]
Sun Yat-sen[240]
The San Min Chu I[250]
Chiang K'ai-shek[254]
Chinese Appraisals of Chiang[266]
The Ideology of Chiang[269]
Conclusion[273]
The Chief Alternatives in China[274]
The United States in Chinese Politics[277]
APPENDICES
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Appendix I: Government Documents[283]
A.The Government Draft of the Proposed Constitution[283]
B.The System of Organization of the National Congress[300]
C.Act of the Legislative Yüan, April 31, XXVI (1937) Governing the Election of Representatives to the National Congress[302]
D.The Program of Resistance and Reconstruction[309]
E.An Outline of War-time Controlment[313]
F.A Chart of the Control Yüan from July 1937 to June 1940[318]
G.Regulations Concerning the Organization of the Various Classifications of Hsien[324]
H.A Chart of Government Organizationfacing [330]
Appendix II: Documents on Party Politics[331]
A.A Chart on Kuomintang Organizationfacing [331]
B.Constitution of the San Min Chu I Youth Corps, Year XXVII (1938)[331]
C.The Duties and General Activities of the San Min Chu I Youth Corps (Ch'ên Ch'êng)[340]
D.The Hsiao-tsu (Small Group) Training Program[354]
E.Party Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party[359]
Appendix III: Materials on Policy[371]
A.Reply to Questions (Chiang K'ai-shek)[371]
B.What I Mean by Action, or A Philosophy of Action (Chiang K'ai-shek)[373]
C.Definition of the Problems Concerning the Organization of the Various Classifications of Hsien (Chiang K'ai-shek)[388]
Chart on Hsien Classificationsfacing [388]
D.A Discussion of Mao Tsê-tung's Comments on the Present State of International Relations (Ch'ên Kuo-hsin)[403]
E.China's Long-range Diplomatic Orientation (Wang Ch'ung-hui)[418]
Glossary[423]
Index[435]