- Chiang, may-ling soong, 1897-2003, Presidents' spouses, China, history, 20th century, Chiang, kai-shek, 1887-1975
Beautiful, powerful and sexy, Madame Chiang Kai-shek was at the centre of one of the great dramas of the 20th century: the founding of modern China, beginning with a revolution that swept away more than 2000 years of monarchy, followed by WWII and ending in eventual loss to the Communists and exile in Taipei.
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About the book
- Author
- Hannah Pakula
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 787
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, Simon & Schuster, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
- Editions
- 6
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781439154236
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