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Then what is a book on Chinese history might become what it promised to be: a biography of three most powerful Chinese women and their roles in shaping 20th century China. While the book is fairly positive on this family you see the Soong's and Kung’s helping themselves to public funds.
For the rest of Sun’s life, Qingling followed him around the world, as he struggled to reunite under his leadership a Chinese republic that had disintegrated into provincial militarism. Through the lives of the three sisters, I got to know the history of China in the twentieth century better, although it probably did not give a complete picture. Jung Chang is probably best known for her hugely successful family autobiography Wild Swans, however she has also written two historic books Mao: The Unknown Story and Empress Dowager Cixi.In Chang’s account, Qingling is the least appealing: a hard-headed Comintern convert, whose political convictions overrode feelings for her family. In 1942, she took herself off on a 10-month publicity tour of the US, preaching the gospel of friendship between China and the US, pleading for American “moral support” (and dollars).
It was a great reading experience in terms of gaining insights on the political stances of these founding members and especially the Soong sisters. om jag lärde mig mycket genom hela boken tyckte jag att den var seg i början då de första kapitlen fokuserade mer på historisk bakgrund, pappan och på Sun Yat-sen än på systrarna. Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister is Jung Chang’s fifth biographical treatment of twentieth-century Chinese history. Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.Seagrave offers a more negative take on the Soong family while Chang is in turns neutral or complimentary. The book would have benefited from more reflection on the tensions and limits faced by ambitious women in 20th-century China – and on the challenges this poses for telling their stories. This led to at least one near-death experience, when Qingling was trapped in a military attack by one of Sun’s rivals. Ching-ling, known as "Red Sister," married the "father of China," Sun Yat-sen, and ultimately rose to be Mao Zedung's Vice-Chair. Tak więc każdy bunt i rewolucja rodziła kolejne lata tyranii, zawsze tym samym kosztem – przeciętnych obywateli, którzy naiwnie ulegali pięknie opakowanym ideom.
Three daughters of Charlie Soong are introduced and their lives and impacts on society skillfully unfolded for a neophyte reader on this topic. Jung Chang ma niesamowity dar opowiadania i z całym szczęściem dla czytelnika nie zachowała go dla siebie.He did everything he could to supplant the elected government, even soliciting funds from Germany and Japan, so that he could be the leader. Rzucone na głęboką wodę (najmłodsza z nich rozpoczęła edukację w wieku 9 lat) szybko osiągnęły samodzielność i określiły swoje ścieżki życiowe – każda inną. Kekurangan buku ini mungkin akan menyebabkan kesulitan bagi awam yg gak mengikuti sejarah Cina di awal abad 20 yg super chaotic, krn sejak kejatuhan Dinasti Qing, Cina otomatis ambruk di segala bidang, politik, ekonomi, sosial yg semuanya sangat parah. I know very little about China or its history, and was invited into this wing of the library because there were three women who were important and relevant as to how China shaped into the nation it has today.