Victorious in defeat: the life and times of Chiang Kai-shek, China, 1887-1975

An extensively researched, comprehensive biography of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, one of the twentieth century's most powerful and controversial figures Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) led the Republic of China for almost fifty years, starting in 1926. He was the architect of a new,...

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1. Verfasser: Pancov, Aleksandr Vadimovič 1955- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven, CT Yale University Press [2023]
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Zusammenfassung:An extensively researched, comprehensive biography of Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek, one of the twentieth century's most powerful and controversial figures Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975) led the Republic of China for almost fifty years, starting in 1926. He was the architect of a new, republican China, a hero of the Second World War, and a faithful ally of the United States. Simultaneously a Christian and a Confucian, Chiang dreamed of universal equality yet was a perfidious and cunning dictator responsible for the deaths of over 1.5 million innocent people. This critical biography is based on Chiang Kai-shek's unpublished diaries, his extensive personal files from the Russian archives, and the Russian files of his relatives, associates, and foes. Alexander V. Pantsov sheds new light on the role played by the Russians in Chiang's rise to power in the 1920s and throughout his political career-and indeed the Russian influence on the Chinese revolutionary movement as a whole-as well as on Chiang's complex relationship with top officials of the United States. It is a detailed portrait of a man who ranks with Stalin, Roosevelt, Hitler, Churchill, and Gandhi as leaders who shaped our world
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (736 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9780300271690
DOI:10.12987/9780300271690

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