Displaying 1 of 1 2009 Title: The last empress : Madame Chiang Kai-shek and the birth of modern China Author: Pakula, Hannah. Edition: First Simon & Schuster hc. edition Format: Book Publisher, Date: New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009. Description: xix, 787 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. 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. 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- Genre: Biographies. Contents: Part one: 1866-1900 -- Part two: 1894-1927 -- Part three: 1928-1936 -- Part four: 1937-1942 -- Part five: 1942-1943 -- Part six: 1943-1945 -- Part seven: 1945-1949 -- Part eight: 1949-1975 -- Part nine: 1975-2003. ISBN 9781439148938 (hc.) Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Map It Suggestions and more Large Cover Image Librarian's View Displaying 1 of 1
