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Madame Chiang Kai-Shek

Face of Modern China

Madame Chiang Kai-Shek( )
Author: Donovan, Sandy
Consultant Editor: Cai, Kevin G.
Kesselring, Susan
ISBN:978-0-7565-1886-8
Publication Date:Jul 2006
Publisher:Capstone
Imprint:Compass Point Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:AUD $39.95
Book Description:

Madame Chiang Kai-shek was a powerful figure in Chinese politics. As wife of the Nationalist leader, she helped modernize China through the New Life Movement of the 1930s. She was educated in the United States and developed a unique understanding of American culture. She used this background to win U.S. support for the Nationalists in their struggles against Japan and the communists. Her diplomatic skills won her many admirers, but others criticized her obvious wealth at a time when...
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Book Details
Pages:112
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional
Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Asia
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 x 0.762 cm
Book Weight:0.364 Kilograms



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