Reexaminig the Myth of "Land Revolution War" in Modern China

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 26380160
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Politics
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Anami Yusuke 東北大学, 法学研究科, 教授 (50365003)
• Research Collaborator: CHEN YAOHUANG 台湾中央研究院, 近代史研究所, 研究員 ; IWATANI NOBU 北海道大学, 大学院法学研究科, 教授 (80779562) ; SUI YI 筑波大学, 大学院人文社会科学研究科
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 中国政治史 / 中国革命 / 中国内戦 / 社会秩序の変革 / 動員 / 農民 / 軍隊

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project focused on reexamining the established theory regarding the Chinese revolution which emphasizes the link between land reform and the military victory of the Chinese Communist Party. During the past three years, we conducted archival research in Taiwan, the United States、and the United Kingdom. Through that process we were able to find multiple new cases where the armed forces lead by the CCP had little if none linkage with land reform. In these cases, The communist forces were mainly composed of mercenaries,local militia, members of secret societies, and bandits. Peasants who were mobilized through land reform, were mainly used for logistical support, but rarely composed the bulk of combat units.

Free Research Field

中国近代政治史