{"product_id":"9781138758056","title":"The Chinese Journals of L.K. Little, 1943-1954: An Eyewitness Account of War and Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eLester Knox Little kept a detailed journal of his time in China and Taiwan. Covering the years 1943 to 1954 it provides important new insights about some of the most dramatic episodes in China’s mid-twentieth century history: Sino-Japanese military and economic competition, China’s domestic political struggle between the Nationalist Party (Kuomintang) and the Chinese Communist Party, and the post-war\/Cold War balance of power in Southeast and East Asia. It also contains rich first-hand materials for understanding conditions in Chongqing and post-war Shanghai, the last years of the Republic of China on the Chinese mainland and its early years in Taiwan, and a new inner history of his beloved Chinese Maritime Customs Service. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLittle’s account, with his insightful comments and explicit descriptions, provides us with a continuous record from the viewpoint of a capable American citizen in Chinese employ who felt responsible for his Chinese and foreign colleagues and for the modernisation of ‘Free China’, as well as allowing a unique insight into the heart of government during a time of intense social and political change. In addition to the original texts, this edition includes extensive explanatory notes providing detailed contextual information regarding the people and places mentioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015846445296,"sku":"9781138758056","price":157.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781138758056_p0.jpg?v=1763699914","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781138758056","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}