The Last Empress:
Madam Chiang Kai Shek and the Birth of Modern China
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Hannah Pakula
Love her or loathe her, Soong May Ling, better known as Madame Chiang Kai Shek, led an extraordinary life. This biography traces her story from the end of the Qing dynasty, through the years of prominence advocating for the Nationalist cause of her husband, through to her life in Taiwan after the Communist takeover of her homeland. Very Good Hardback in a Very Good Dust Jacket. 787 pages with some black and white plates, a bibliography and an index.
Weight: 1.5 kg Post free within Malaysia
Published by: Simon & Schuster, New York, 2009.
Condition: The dust jacket has minimal wear. There is a small remainder mark on the top of the text block and the text block has light tanning in places. The binding is tight, the text clear and there is faint tanning of the pages.
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