Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xxv
6. 1. Frontier Foundations for Revolution 1
7. 2. Shaanxi’s Early Communist Movement 31
8. 3. Bandits and Bolsheviks 58
9. 4. The Rocky Road to Revolution 87
10. 5. Accidental Holy Land 123
11. 6. Dawn of the Yan’an Era 161
12. Conclusion 196
13. Appendix: Informants 211
14. Glossary 213
15. Abbreviations Used in Notes 221
16. Notes 223
17. Bibliography 289
18. Index 307