Gillin Donald G. Warlord: Yen Hsi-Shan in Shansi Province, 1911-1949

Princeton University Press, 2015. — 354 p.This is an inquiry into the dynamics of local and regional government in China, as illustrated by the policies of the local warlord Yen Hsi-shan. The schemes Hsi-shan tried to carry out in Shansi constitute one of the last systematic attempts in China to bring about reform along conservative lines. Originally published in 1967.