The Abortive RevolutionISBN: 9781684172924Platform/Publisher: BRILL / Harvard University Asia CenterDigital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited Subjects: Western stories; Literature Modern; American fiction; Postcolonialism in literature.; An in-depth investigation of selected aspects of Chinese history during the Nanking Decade, illuminating the forces that prevented the re-creation of national unity and vitality under Chiang Kai-sheck and the Kuomintang nationalists.