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The story of the Soong family whose power and wealth have dominated China and American policy towards Asia in the 20th century. It chronicles the family's roots from the middle of the 19th century and their rise to power thereafter. Descendants of a runaway, they grew up in America under the protection of the Methodist church and returned to their homeland to make a fortune selling Western bibles. The Soong family became the principle rulers of China during the first half of the 20th century. The book describes the intcricate rise to power of Charlie Soong and his children, whom he married to some of China's most powerful men to create a network of power and influence which was to last for over 50 years. It is a tale of power, money, corruption and greed.
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"Fast-paced and jammed with racy details.""-- New York Times Book Review"
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The Soong Dynasty is the first full behind-the-scenes account of the extraordinary Soong family whose power and wealth have dominated China and American policy towards Asia this century. It is an extraordinary work of historical detection which traces the family's roots from the middle of the last century and their explosive rise thereafter.
Descendants of a runaway, they grew up in America under the protection of the Methodist church and returned to their homeland to make a fortune selling Western bibles. The Soong Family became the principal rulers of China during the first half of the twentieth century. In The Soong Dynasty, Sterling Seagrave describes for the first time the intricate and fascinating rise to power of Charlie Soong and his children, whom he married to some of China's most powerful men to create a network of power and influence which was to last for over fifty years. It is a classic tale of power, money, corruption and greed with elements of tragedy and comedy.
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- PublisherSidgwick & Jackson Ltd
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0283992387
- ISBN 13 9780283992384
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages560
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good. First UK edition-first impression. Near fine/VGC.Sidwick and Jackson,1985.First UK edition-first impression.Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine, small nick and dent on the edges of the cover and spine) in near fine condition, with Dj(tear on the edge of the back Dj cover,a couple of small nicks,scratches and crease on the Dj cover) in VGC.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages as new with a small crease on the edges of the pages,small pencil mark impression on the edge of the first blank page of the book.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the back of the Dj cover.538pp including Note on names and sources,The Soong Dynasty family tree,notes,bibliography,index.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book (approx 1.4 Kg). Seller Inventory # 6979
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