The last empress : Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and the birth of modern China /
"The last empress" revolves around a fascinating, manipulative woman and her family who were largely responsible for dragging China into the modern world. Soong May-ling, or Madame Chiang as she was known, is uniquely positioned at the heart of this story. As her husband came to represent...
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New York :
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2010.
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| Edición: | 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed. |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Pakula, Hannah. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The last empress : |b Madame Chiang Kai-Shek and the birth of modern China / |c Hannah Pakula. |
| 250 | |a 1st Simon & Schuster trade pbk. ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Simon & Schuster, |c 2010. | ||
| 300 | |a xix, 787 p. : |b il., mapas ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 751-761) e índice. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a List of principal characters -- 1866-1900 -- 1894-1927 -- 1928-1936 -- 1937-1942 -- 1942-1943 -- 1943-1945 -- 1945-1949 -- 1949-1975 -- 1975-2003. | |
| 520 | |a "The last empress" revolves around a fascinating, manipulative woman and her family who were largely responsible for dragging China into the modern world. Soong May-ling, or Madame Chiang as she was known, is uniquely positioned at the heart of this story. As her husband came to represent the hopes of the West in the East, she acted as his adviser, English translator, secretary, and most loyal champion, finding herself on the world stage with Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. A savvy politician, she remained a popular if controversial figure both at home and abroad. Hannah Pakula brilliantly narrates the life of this extraordinary woman -how she charmed the United States out of billions of dollars while remaining dedicated to her China, and how she managed to influence if not change the history of the twentieth century. | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Chiang, May-ling Soong, |d 1897-2003. |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Chiang, Kai-shek, |d 1887-1975. |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Chiang, May-ling Soong, |d 1897-2003. |2 UDESA |
| 600 | 1 | 7 | |a Chiang, Kai-shek, |d 1887-1975. |2 UDESA |
| 650 | 0 | |a Presidents' spouses |z China |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Presidents' spouses |z Taiwan |v Biography. | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Esposas de presidentes |z China |v Biografía. |2 UDESA | |
| 650 | 7 | |a Esposas de presidentes |z Taiwán |v Biografía. |2 UDESA | |
| 651 | 0 | |a China |x History |y Republic, 1912-1949. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Taiwan |x History |y 1945- | |
| 651 | 7 | |a China |x Historia |y República, 1912-1949. |2 UDESA | |
| 651 | 7 | |a Taiwán |x Historia |y 1945- |2 UDESA | |