PREFACE -- I. INTRODUCTION -- 1. The Empire-Builders -- 2. The Moslems -- 3. The Basic Manchu Policy -- 4. Gradual Assimilation and the Impact of Revolution -- 5. Military Forces and Political Power Groups -- 6. Collapse of the Basic Policy -- 7. Issues of the Day -- II. THE EARLY STAGE OF THE REBELLION -- 1. The Outbreak of the Rebellion, 1862 -- 2. Making the Policy -- 3. To Use Words or to Use the Sword? -- 4. The Appointment of Sheng-pao -- 5. The Relative Importance of the Sian and T'ungchou Fronts -- 6. Military Action vs. Political Compromise -- 7. The Change of Command -- 8. To-lung-a's Strategy and An Obstacle-Ying-ch'i -- 9. The Slow Drive and Peace Offensives -- 10. The Peace Arrangement of T'ao Mao-lin in Fenghsiang -- 11. To-lung-a's Decision Not to Enter Kansu and His Death -- III. THE DEVELOPMENTS IN KANSU -- 1. The Area and the Officials -- 2. En-lin's Policy -- 3. Operations in the District of Ninghsia -- 4. Hsi-lin and his Temporizing Policy -- 5. The Policy of Lei Cheng-kuan and Others -- 6. Yang Yueh-pin's Policy -- IV. TSO TSUNG-T'ANG -- 1. The Man and his Preparation -- 2. Tso Tsung-t'ang's Policy -- V. THE RECOVERY OF SINKIANG -- 1. The Decision to Recover Sinkiang -- 2. The Breakdown of the Exclusive Domination by the Manchus in Sinkiang -- 3. The Establishment of a Provincial System in Sinkiang -- VI. SUMMARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- LIST OF CHINESE NAMES AND TERMS.