1. Early development of the Socialist Youth League : the internationalist period, 1920-3 -- 2. Opportunity and opportunism : the rise and fall of the Communist Youth League -- 3. Controlled salvation : the origins of the Three People's Principles Youth Corps -- 4. The Shanghai branch of the Three People's Principles Youth Corps : obedience, challenges and exceptionalism -- 5. Xie Jinyuan and the Shanghai Three People's Principles Youth Corps -- 6. The China Youth Corps : a collaborationist mission for youth -- 7. The China Youth Corps : alluring peace and elusive security