The man who lost China; Chinese history.(A riveting biography of Chiang Kai-shek)(The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China)(Book review)

The Economist (US) | May 9, 2009 | Copyright

History may have judged Chiang Kai-shek too severely

IN IMPERIAL China, overthrown rulers were ill-treated in the official histories written by the dynasty that succeeded them. They were blamed for all the evils that justified the transfer of the mandate of heaven. Today, not all Chinese history is written by its latest winners, the Chinese Communist Party. But its victory certainly colours views of the Republican period that preceded the revolution.

One casualty of this has been the reputation of the Republic's leader, Chiang Kai-shek. During the second ...

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