Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China by Taylor, Jay - 2011

Belknap Press, 2011-04-30. 2. paperback. Used: Good.

Harvard University Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press, 2011-04-30. paperback. New. 6x1x9. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages.

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Belknap Press: An Imprint of Harvard University Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

Harvard University Press , 2011 xiv, 736 pp. "Taylor succeeds in recovering a complicated man who was responsible for military and economic success as well as stunning failures..." Illustrated with b&w photos and maps. Bright clean copy. This book weighs 1 kg, extra postage may be requested.

Belknap Press, 2011-04-30. 2. paperback. Used:Good.

9780674060494, 2013. Hardcover. Near Fine. 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 pr omises 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 populou s country in the world through a quarter century of bloody revolutions, civ il 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. Pla ying a key role in the cold war with China, Chiang suppressed opposition wi th his "white terror," controlled inflation and corruption, carried out lan d reform, and raised personal income, health, and educational levels on the island. Consciously or not, he set the stage for Taiwan's evolution of a… Read More

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