Madame Chiang Kai-shek and her China
By: edited by Samuel C. Chu ; with contributions by Thomas L. Kennedy ... [et al.].
Contributors: Chu, Samuel C.; Kennedy, Thomas L., 1930-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Signature books; Signature books (White Plains, N.Y.)
Publisher: EastBridge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Norwalk, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-; Song family; Presidents' spouses -- China -- Biography; China -- History -- Republic, 1912-1949; United States -- Relations -- China; China -- Relations -- United States
Genres: Biography.
Description: Here for a new generation of general readers and scholars are thoughtful reflections on the significant impact of a major 20th century figure who had a significant impact on American perceptions of China - Madame Chiang Kai-shek.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Soong Meiling and her times (1897-2003) / Samuel C. Chu; title: Activism among women of China's traditional elite / Thomas L. Kennedy; title: Shanghai: the Sino-Western city / Rhoads Murphey; title: The Soong family and the Chinese Protestant Christian community / Daniel H. Bays; title: American Protestant missions and the new China / Suzanne Wilson Barnett; title: American Open Door China stories: the screen on the Open Door / Charles W. Hayford; title: Liberal persuasion and China: Soong Meiling and John Leighton Stuart / Philip Wes; title: The Soong family and Chinese capitalists / Parks M. Coble; title: The Northern Expedition: Nanjing government and Japanese pressure / Donald A. Jordan; title: Americans in China and the Chiangs / Stephen R. MacKinnon; title: With Madame on my mind: impressions of Madame Chiang / Anne Shen Chao; title: Madame Chiang and the Face of Sino-American Relations: personality and gender / T. Christopher Jespersen; title: Another world: an ordinary Chinese county the Madame never knew / R. Keith Schoppa; title: Conclusion: Madame Chiang Kaishek between America and China / Samuel C. Chu.