| Edition |
First United States edition. |
| Description |
xx, 374 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-354) and index. |
| Summary |
The most famous sisters in China, the three Soong sisters from Shanghai were at the center of power during a time of wars, revolutions and seismic transformations. Red Sister, Ching-ling married Sun Yat-sen; Little Sister, May-ling, became Madame Chiang Kai-shek; Big Sister, Ei-Ling, became Chiang's unofficial main adviser, and made herself one of China's richest women. |
| Subject |
Soong, Ai-ling, 1890-1973.
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Song, Qingling, 1893-1981.
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Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003.
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Statesmen's spouses -- China -- Biography.
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Sisters -- China -- Biography.
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China -- History -- 20th century.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 19th Century.
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HISTORY -- Asia -- China.
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HISTORY -- Women.
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| ISBN |
9780451493507 (hardcover) |
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0451493508 (hardcover) |
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