Description
The existence of warlords and warlordism is not a post-9/ll phenomenon. The international arms trade has a long history, and includes the sale of foreign weapons to Chinese warlords after the First World War.
First published in 1982, this book remains the classic account of the arms trade in warlord China. The second edition includes a new preface that reframes the argument within the paradigm of critical militarism and state criminality. Arming the Chinese tells the story of the warlords who sought weapons for their expanding armies and of the merchants and governments in Europe, Japan, and the United States who provided them. Although the warlords were hearty individualists who retained control over domestic affairs and rarely relied on single foreign suppliers, the armaments trade, Chan argues, was a new form of imperialism, which perpetrated the continued Western and Japanese domination of China.
First published in 1982, Arming the Chinese remains the classic account of the arms trade in warlord China.
About the Author
Anthony B. Chan is a professor in and founding associate dean of the Communication Program at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology.
Book Information
ISBN 9780774819909
Author Anthony B. Chan
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint University of British Columbia Press
Publisher University of British Columbia Press
Weight(grams) 320g