First Published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

Kathleen Hartford teaches in the Political Science Department of the University of Massachusetts at Boston. Steven M. Goldstein teaches in the Department of Government at Smith College.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Perspectives on the Chinese Communist Revolution, Kathleen Hartford, Steven M. Goldstein; Chapter 2 Law and Order: The Role of Guomindang Security Forces in the Suppression of the Communist Bases during the Soviet Period, William Wei; Chapter 3 Communist Guerrilla Bases in Southeast China After the Start of the Long March, Gregor Benton; Chapter 4 Repression and Communist Success: The Case of Jin-Cha-Ji, 1938-1943, Kathleen Hartford; Chapter 5 Nationalist Guerrillas in the Sino-Japanese War: The Die-Hards of Shandong Province, David M. Paulson; Chapter 6 Mobilizing for War: Rural Revolution in Manchuria as an Instrument for War, Steven I. Levine;