The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China by Taylor, Jay

Harvard University Press. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 6x1x9. First printing. Smudge on page ridge, two pages creased. 2011 Trade Paperback. xii, 736 pp. With a new postscript. One of the most momentous stories of the last century is China’s rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that promises to one day rival the United States. Chiang Kai-shek, an autocratic, larger-than-life figure, dominates this story. A modernist as well as a neo-Confucianist, Chiang was a man of war who led the most ancient and populous country in the world through a quarter century of bloody revolutions, civil conflict, and wars of resistance against Japanese aggression. In 1949, when he was defeated by Mao Zedong―his archrival for leadership of China―he fled to Taiwan, where he ruled for another twenty-five years. Playing a key role in the cold war with China, Chiang… Read More

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Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2011-04-30. Paperback. Used: Good.

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