Zhang Zuolin
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- General readers interested in Republican-era history and Beiyang warlord history who want a deeper understanding of Zhang Zuolin
- University students and teachers studying modern Northeast local history and Sino-Japanese relations
- Nonfiction history readers who like to understand an era through a biographical thread
- Writers and enthusiasts of history needing models of comparative source analysis
Not a good fit for
- Readers expecting novelistic legend, strong plotting, and a fast pace
- Beginners without basic modern history background who want an introductory general history first
- Readers who want only a single-position verdict and are unwilling to confront multi-source comparison
Reading tips
- Read the preface and source notes first to understand the Chinese and Japanese sources the author relies on, then move into the main text
- Trace Zhang Zuolin's key milestones from bandit origins to mastery of the Beiyang along a timeline, keeping notes on relationships as you go
- When you reach the Japan-related sections, note how the author sets different sources side by side and follow the argument's logic
- After finishing, compare with other works on modern Northeast history to test the book's distinctive perspective and its limits
About the publisher
China Culture and History Press has long devoted itself to modern and contemporary literature and culture-and-history reading matter, with publishing directions centered on classic works, social novels, prose and miscellaneous writings, and Eastern philosophy, alongside culture-and-history periodicals such as Zongheng. Among the more than 1,500 titles in the collection, representative books include Zhang Henshui's Ti Xiao Yin Yuan, Lu Xun's Complete Classic Works (10 volumes) and Wild Grass, and Lao She's Four Generations Under One Roof series and the boxed set of Lao She's Classic Works (10 volumes), while its author resources are concentrated on figures such as Zhang Henshui, Lu Xun, Lao She and Sima Qian. Its publishing character lies in solid editorial work on culture-and-history source texts and in issuing famous authors' works in sets, balancing the readability of individual texts with the systematic presentation of complete collections for focused reading and collecting. Beyond these directions, public information on the press's contemporary original publishing is limited, so it is not elaborated here.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 第一章 奇闻坊间传 轶事口碑赞
- 一、喜小兵为其娶妻
- 二、束家人鼓励执法
- 三、不护短严惩妻弟
- 四、待俘虏有如亲朋
- 五、对秘书容人雅量
- 六、遇大帅职员提升
- 七、脱讲稿口若悬河
- 八、申冤案处决真凶
- 九、辨忠奸严惩军霸
- 十、敌师长得到重用
- 第二章 出身贫寒家 投身草莽间
- 一、多灾难出身贫寒
- 二、寻出路混迹人间
- 三、投绿林成立大团
- 第三章 受招抚当官 进省城勤王
- 一、设巧计劫持贵妇
- 二、顺潮流接受招安
- 三、表心迹痛剿巨匪
- 四、立大功迭次升迁
- 五、受招抚当上军官
- 六、巧安排应对日俄
- 七、施谋略计擒杜匪
- 八、拼死力清除蒙患
- 九、占先机智进省城
- 第四章 持手枪赴会 升师长握权
- 一、持手枪压制革党
- 二、用软招挤走天蔚
- 三、设诡计诱杀张榕
- 四、赞共和取悦袁氏
- 五、升师长手握兵权
- 第五章 排挤巡按使 坐当东北王
- 一、见总统装粗卖傻
- 二、设压力排挤锡銮
- 三、演双簧驱逐芝贵
- 四、使手腕攫得奉督
- 五、施软硬打拉德麟
- 六、用亲家兼并黑省
- 七、任嫡系吞并吉省
- 第六章 巴结小日本 镇压众学生
- 一、献殷勤巴结日本
- 二、遭谋刺险被炸死
- 三、得奥援拒日要求
- 四、压学生讨好日本
- 第七章 调解直皖战 暗中助直系
- 一、劫军火皖系吃亏
- 二、入北京调停直皖
- 三、借尿遁逃脱虎口
- 四、助直军大败皖军
- 第八章 直奉起争端 奉军退出关
- 一、争地盘直奉反目
- 二、聚天津四巨头会
- 三、兴风波倒靳扶梁
- 四、踏险地梁君组阁
- 五、起争端直奉一战
- 第九章 大帅拒诏命 自任总司令
- 一、拒任命俊升识趣
- 二、宣自治大帅独立
- 三、剿叛匪宗昌立功
- 第十章 奉系重改造 焕发新面貌
- 一、设机构整军经武
- 二、抓基础扩建兵厂
- 三、购武器帅府试炮
- 四、下决心创建空军
- 五、选人才建设海军
- 六、投巨资筹建大学
- 七、用能人整理财政
- 第十一章 直奉起二战 奉系又入关
- 一、当总统曹锟贿选
- 二、反直系三角同盟
- 三、谋双赢张冯密联
- 四、布重兵直奉二战
- 五、出奇谋冯军倒戈
- 六、有准备奉系大胜
- 第十二章 奉系占苏皖 不久便北逃
- 一、争私利张冯交恶
- 二、谋统一中山北上
- 三、占地盘南下宣抚
- 四、遭败绩退出苏皖
- 第十三章 崛起郭松龄 举兵为反奉
- 一、怀大志松龄崛起
- 二、积怨恨倒戈反奉
- 三、发通电声讨老帅
- 四、失人心错杀登选
- 五、晴霹雳大帅冷静
- 六、拒要求日本干涉
- 七、悲苍天夫妇殉难
- 八、思教训郭败原因
- 九、求大同不事株连
- 十、演闹剧斩子让贤
- 十一、馈重金巧谢日本
- 第十四章 吴张讨冯军 冯军败南口
- 一、失希望永江辞职
- 二、辨利害联吴讨冯
- 三、为私权吴张纷争
- 四、攻冯军南口激战
- 五、查军官整饬军纪
- 第十五章 联合孙传芳 就任大元帅
- 一、化敌友联孙讨赤
- 二、组内阁奉军南下
- 三、杀志士面目狰狞
- 四、圆美梦当大元帅
- 五、摆阵势张蒋大战
- 第十六章 卫权遭暗杀 自供白天下
- 一、卫主权强行筑路
- 二、施手段推托签约
- 三、泄真情愤然拒签
- 四、遭暗算被炸身亡
- 五、吐供状大白天下
- 六、放烟幕诬称苏联
- 第十七章 学良继遗志 历史有定评
- 一、保稳定正确举措
- 二、继遗志学良任职
- 三、选吉地建造陵墓
- 四、光未来后继有人
- 五、爱国者历史定评
- 附录 张作霖大事年表
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About the author
Xu Che is a Chinese author known for biographies of historical figures from China. Publicly available information about him is limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and educational background are not clearly recorded. The six works held in the collection show that his writing focuses on important figures from the late Ming and Qing dynasties through the early Republic of China, including Nurhaci, Hong Taiji, Empress Dowager Cixi, the Guangxu Emperor, Zhang Zuolin, and Li Yuanhong. These subjects range from founding rulers to late Qing rulers and Beiyang military and political figures. His works are generally classified as comprehensive biographies and historical readings, reflecting an approach that uses a person's life as the thread while also describing the historical background of the era. He tends to center on his subjects' political activities and life trajectories, writing in plain and readable language suitable for general readers interested in the history of the Ming-Qing transition and the Republican period. Overall, Xu Che is a writer of popular historical biographies.
