At the genesis of the Republic of China in 1912, many political leaders, educators, and social reformers argued that republican education should transform China's people into dynamic modern citizens--social and political agents whose public actions would rescue the national community. Over subsequent decades, however, they came to argue fiercely over the contents of citizenship and how it should be taught. Moreover, many of their carefully crafted policies and programs came to be transformed by textbook authors, teachers, administrators, and students. Furthermore, the idea of citizenship, once introduced, raised many troubling questions. Who belonged to the national community in China, and how was the nation constituted? What were the best modes of political action? How should modern people take responsibility for "public matters"? What morality was proper for the modern public? This book reconstructs civic education and citizenship training in secondary schools in the lower Yangzi region during the Republican era. It also analyzes how students used the tools of civic education introduced in their schools to make themselves into young citizens and explores the complex social and political effects of educated youths' civic action.

★ 中國抗日戰爭與國共內戰時期，國民政府軍政史上的重要一頁。 ★ 揭露蔣介石「侍從室」的神祕面紗，還原歷史真相。 ★ 國府權力最高核心組織，如何影響現代中國歷史。 隱身在蔣介石政權背後的智囊團， 是戰時國民政府軍事、政治最忠實的執行者。 國民政府在日本侵華時期，蔣介石所直接掌握的「侍從室」組織，是否為當時的最高政治中心？本書從侍從室的人員、組織及功能各方面的研究，帶你一窺隱身在蔣介石背後的核心幕僚。 ▍戰時中國的最高統治者，如何組建他的權力分身「侍從室」，指揮調度中國的政治、軍事與外交？ 本書從侍從官的起源、發展與實際運作，揭露二戰期間國民政府不為人知的一面，從這個神祕組織瞭解蔣介石軍政統治的手段、性格及特色。更深入瞭解他如何創建自己的權力分身，有效發揮其統治力量，讓侍從室的觸角深入軍事、政治及外交各個層面，協助他治理中國。 ▍瞭解蔣介石國民政府黨政、軍政面貌的最佳途徑 戰時中國，在戰場上的變化、張力與衝突，呈現了敵我雙方在軍事上的國力、謀劃及指揮作戰的實力；除了砲火相攻的實際戰場，在軍事及政治的隱形戰場上，有一群文武官於後方運籌帷幄，鋪設好各種計畫，在各方面影響戰事、政局，甚至界局勢的發展。 ▍侍從室的重要角色及作用──如何監督國民政府的情報機構「軍統」與「中統」？ 蔣介石極度重視情報機構的功能，除了軍統、中統提供的情報，對於如何正確取得、分析及運用情報，並解決各情報機關之間的溝通與協調問題，蔣介石利用侍從室第六組，達成了這些目標。