Chiang Kai-Shek's Politics of Shame: Leadership, Legacy, and National Identity in China

by Grace C. Huang

Book Overview

Once a powerful figure who reversed the disintegration of China and steered the country to Allied victory in World War II, Chiang Kai-shek fled into exile following his 1949 defeat in the Chinese civil war. As attention pivoted to Mao Zedong's communist experiment, Chiang was relegated to the dustbin of history.

In Chiang Kai-shek's Politics of Shame, Grace C. Huang reconsiders Chiang's leadership and legacy by drawing on an extraordinary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674260147
• ISBN13: 9780674260146
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"