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Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister: Three Women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China by Jung Chang
$24.00 NZD
Category: History
They were the most famous sisters in China. As the country battled through a hundred years of wars, revolutions and seismic transformations, the three Soong sisters from Shanghai were at the centre of power, and each of them left an indelible mark on history. Red Sister, Ching-ling, married the 'Father ...Show more
Big Sister, Little Sister, Red Sister - Three women at the Heart of Twentieth-Century China by Jung Chang
$38.00 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography | Reading Level: good-very good
The best-known modern Chinese fairy tale is the story of three sisters from Shanghai, who for most of the twentieth century were at the centre of power in China. It was sometimes said that 'One loved money, one loved power and one loved her country', but there was far more to the Soong sisters than thes ...Show more
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung Chang
$27.99 NZD
Category: History
From the bestselling author of Wild Swans and Mao- The Unknown StoryIn this groundbreaking biography, Jung Chang vividly describes how Empress Dowager Cixi - the most important woman in Chinese history - brought a medieval empire into the modern age. Under her, the ancient country attained virtually all ...Show more
Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China by Jung Chang
$37.99 NZD
Category: History | Reading Level: very good
Empress Dowager Cixi (1835-1908) is the most important woman in Chinese history. She ruled China for decades and brought a medieval empire into the modern age. At the age of sixteen, in a nationwide selection for royal consorts, Cixi was chosen as one of the emperor's numerous concubines and sexual part ...Show more
Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang
$34.99 NZD
Category: Biography/Autobiography
The most authoritative life of the Chinese leader every written, "Mao: The Unknown Story "is based on a decade of research, and on interviews with many of Mao's close circle in China who have never talked before -- and with virtually everyone outside China who had significant dealings with him. It is fu ...Show more
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