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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 sistersEling, Chingling and Maylingwho 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.

The Soong Sisters

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      Publisher Open Road Media
      Published 9/23/2014 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781497648708
      978-1497648708
      ISBN-10 149764870X
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      Asian history Gender studies: women and girls Politics and government

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 sistersEling, Chingling and Maylingwho 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.

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