Tyson Li Laura - Madame Chiang Kai - Shek China's Eternal First Lady - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Now in paperback Madame Chiang Kai - shek is the first biography of one of history's most intriguing and controversial political figures. Beautiful brilliant and captivating Madame Chiang Kai - shek seized unprecedented power during China's long and violent civil war. She passionately argued against Chinese Communism in the international arena and influenced decades of Sino - American relations and modern Chinese history. Raised in one of China's most powerful families and educated at Wellesley College Soong Mayling went on to become wife chief adviser interpreter and propagandist to Nationalist leader Generalissimo Chiang Kai - shek. She sparred with international leaders like Churchill and Roosevelt and impressed Westerners and Chinese alike with her acumen charm and glamour. But she was also decried as a manipulative Dragon Lady and despised for living in American - style splendor while Chinese citizens suffered under her husband's brutal oppression. The result of years of extensive research in the United States and abroad and written with access to previously classified CI a and diplomatic files Madame Chiang Kai - shek objectively evaluates one of the most powerful and fascinating women of the twentieth century.
Title: Madame Chiang Kai - Shek China's Eternal First Lady
Author(s): Tyson Li Laura
Publisher: Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Barcode: 9780802143228
Pages: 576 Pages, 16 Pages B&W Illustrations
Publication Date: 9/10/2007
Category: Political Leaders & Leadership