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

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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.

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US: 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… Read More

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