Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-202) and index
Early development of the Socialist Youth League : the internationalist period, 1920-3 -- Opportunity and opportunism : the rise and fall of the Communist Youth League -- Controlled salvation : the origins of the Three People's Principles Youth Corps -- The Shanghai branch of the Three People's Principles Youth Corps : obedience, challenges and exceptionalism -- Xie Jinyuan and the Shanghai Three People's Principles Youth Corps -- The China Youth Corps : a collaborationist mission for youth -- The China Youth Corps : alluring peace and elusive security