Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Part I. Patriot's Pilgrimage: 1. From Beiping to Changsha 2. Lianda's long march 3. The charms of Mengzi Part II. Interactions: 4. Lianda and the Yunnanese 5. Chongqing and Kunming 6. The Lianda ethos Part III. A Pride of Professors: 7. The College of Arts 8. The College of Social Sciences 9. War and scholarship 10. The College of Natural Sciences 11. The College of Engineering 12. The teachers' college 13. Years of hope: 1938-1941 14. Years of endurance 1941-1943 15. Years of trial: 1943-1945 16. Fulfilling the mandate: 1945-1946 Conclusion Appendices Notes Bibliography Index.

About the Author

John Israel is Professor of History at the University of Virginia. He is the author of Student Nationalism in China, 1927-1937 (Stanford, 1966).