Table of Contents

Part 1 Characteristics of fascism in the East and West: initial thoughts on the definition of fascism; the nature of European fascism; the nature of Japanese fascism; Chinese fascism - Confucian thought? Part 2 Chiang Kaishek's espousal of fascism: Republican China in perspective - pre-fascist period; the Guomindang and Chiang Kaishek's power; Chinese modernization and proto-fascist Japanese groups; Chiang Kaishek's power and European fascism; Chiang Kaishek's (Chinese) form of fascism. Part 3 The emergence of the Blueshirts: the formation of the Blueshirts; organization and structure of the Blueshirts; the Blueshirts and Liu Jianqun; the significance of the Blueshirts' name; the Blueshirts and the CC Clique. Part 4 The ideology and implementation of Blueshirt fascism: the development of Blueshirt fascist ideology; the Blueshirts' programme; the implementation of Blueshirt fascism.