The Soong Sisters
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Sprache:Englisch
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ePUB
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Nein
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Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
01.04.2014
Verlag
Open Road MediaSeitenzahl
320 (Printausgabe)
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1774 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781497619531
"If the story of the Soong family were told as fiction, people would say it was fascinating but too improbable.... A dramatic human chronicle... engrossing." -
The New York Times Book Review
In the early twentieth century, few women in China were to prove so important to the rise of Chinese nationalism and liberation from tradition as the three extraordinary Soong sisters-Eling, Chingling and Mayling-who would each marry historic figures. Told with wit and verve by
New Yorker correspondent Emily Hahn, a remarkable woman in her own right, the biography of the Soong sisters reveals the story of China through both World Wars. It also chronicles the changes to Shanghai as they relate to a very eccentric family that had the courage to speak out against the ruling regime. Greatly influencing the history of modern China, they interacted with their government and military to protect the lives of those who could not be heard, and appealed to the West to support China during the Japanese invasion.
"[A] first-rate reportorial job on three distinguished women." -
Kirkus Reviews
"A spirited, well-informed book... a fascinating saga... Hahn skillfully interweaves the personal material which she has collected in abundance with some indispensable background knowledge of Chinese history." -
The Atlantic
The New York Times Book Review
In the early twentieth century, few women in China were to prove so important to the rise of Chinese nationalism and liberation from tradition as the three extraordinary Soong sisters-Eling, Chingling and Mayling-who would each marry historic figures. Told with wit and verve by
New Yorker correspondent Emily Hahn, a remarkable woman in her own right, the biography of the Soong sisters reveals the story of China through both World Wars. It also chronicles the changes to Shanghai as they relate to a very eccentric family that had the courage to speak out against the ruling regime. Greatly influencing the history of modern China, they interacted with their government and military to protect the lives of those who could not be heard, and appealed to the West to support China during the Japanese invasion.
"[A] first-rate reportorial job on three distinguished women." -
Kirkus Reviews
"A spirited, well-informed book... a fascinating saga... Hahn skillfully interweaves the personal material which she has collected in abundance with some indispensable background knowledge of Chinese history." -
The Atlantic
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