Madame Chiang Kai-Shek
Subtitle: China's eternal first lady
By: Laura Tyson Li.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Atlantic Monthly Press; Distributed by Publishers Group West
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 557
ISBN-13: 9780871139337
Subjects: Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-; Presidents' spouses -- China -- Biography.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [523]-534) and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Notes on Chinese Romanization; title: Prologue; title: pt. 1; title: 1. Little lantern; title: 2. Revelation to revolution; title: 3. America's moon is rounder; title: 4. College days; title: 5. Belle of Shanghai; title: 6. Man in uniform; title: pt. 2; title: 7. The Generalissimo's wife; title: 8. New life; title: 9. Rescuing the Gimo; title: 10. Undeclared war; title: 11. Chungking; title: 12. Little sister's easiest conquest; title: pt. 3; title: 13. Coming home to America; title: 14. Backfire; title: 15. In the shadow of the pyramids; title: 16. The storm center; title: 17. Taiwan's sorrow; title: 18. Madame general; title: pt. 4; title: 19. The resurrection; title: 20. Cold war, white terror; title: 21. Return to the mainland; title: 22. Death of a failed messiah; title: 23. Resurgam; title: 24. Diva at dusk; title: Epilogue; title: Notes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.