Jung Chang
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
They were the most famous sisters in China. As the country battled through a hundred years of wars, revolutions and seismic transformations, the three Soong sisters from Shanghai were at the center of power, and each of them left an indelible mark on history.
Red Sister, Ching-ling, married the 'Father of China', Sun Yat-sen, and rose to be Mao's vice-chair.
Little Sister, May-ling, became Madame Chiang Kai-shek, first...
Red Sister, Ching-ling, married the 'Father of China', Sun Yat-sen, and rose to be Mao's vice-chair.
Little Sister, May-ling, became Madame Chiang Kai-shek, first...
Author
Publisher
Bolinda Audio
Pub. Date
p2015.
Language
English
Description
Wild Swans is a tragic tale of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and survival. Through the story of three generations of women in her own family, the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother and the daughter herself, Jung Chang reveals the epic history of China's twentieth century.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
In this ground-breaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Empress Dowager Cixi fought against monumental obstacles to change China. Under her the ancient country attained virtually all the attributes of a modern state: industries, railways, electricity, telegraph, and an army and navy with up-to-date weaponry.
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