The last empress : Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and the birth of modern China /
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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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Simon & Schuster,
2009.
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| Edition: | 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. |
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| Online Access: | Publisher description Sample text |
| Summary: | 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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| Physical Description: | xix, 787 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 683-761) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781439148938 1439148937 |