The Last Empress : : Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and the Birth of Modern China
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With the powerful Madame Chiang Kai-Shek at the center of one of the great dramas of the 20th century, the story of the founding of modern China ranges from the revolution that swept away the monarchy to the eventual loss to the communists and exile in Taiwan.
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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Year Published: 2009
Description: 787 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9781439148938
9781439148945
SUBJECTS
Chiang, May-ling Soong, -- 1897-2003.
Chiang, Kai-shek, -- 1887-1975.
Presidents' spouses -- China -- Biography.
Presidents' spouses -- Taiwan -- Biography.
China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949.
Taiwan -- History -- 1945-