Here For A New Generation Of General Readers And Scholars Are Thoughtful Reflections On The Significant Impact Of A Major 20th Century Figure Who Had A Significant Impact On American Perceptions Of China - Madame Chiang Kai-shek. Introduction: Soong Meiling And Her Times (1897-2003) / Samuel C. Chu -- Activism Among Women Of China's Traditional Elite / Thomas L. Kennedy -- Shanghai: The Sino-western City / Rhoads Murphey -- The Soong Family And The Chinese Protestant Christian Community / Daniel H. Bays -- American Protestant Missions And The New China / Suzanne Wilson Barnett -- American China Stories: Screens On The Open Door / Charles W. Hayford -- Liberal Persuasions And China: Soong Meiling And John Leighton Stuart / Philip West -- The Soong Family And Chinese Capitalists / Parks M. Coble -- The Northern Expedition (1926-28): Establishment Of The Nanjing Government And Japanese Pressure / Donald A. Jordan -- Americans In China And The Chiangs / Stephen R. Mackinnon -- With Madame On My Mind: A Mosaic Of Impressions Of The Madame / Anne Shen Chao -- Madame Chiang Kaishek And The Face Of Sino-american Relations: Personality And Gender Dynamics In Bilateral Diplomacy / T. Christopher Jespersen -- Another World: An Ordinary Chinese County The Madame Never Knew / R. Keith Schoppa -- Conclusion: Madame Chiang Kaishek Between America And China / Samuel C. Chu. Samuel C. Chu, Editor. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 171-172) And Index.

Chu, Samuel C; Kennedy, Thomas L., 1930-

Missionary Experience in Asia, The

Norwalk, Conn.: EastBridge

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Signature Books

Signature books (White Plains, N.Y.), 1st ed, Norwalk, Conn, ©2005

Signature books series, White Plains, N.Y, 2004

United States, United States of America

January 2005

Includes index.

When Soong Meiling, better known to the world as Madame Chiang Kai-shek, died in October 2003, her life of over a century almost exactly paralleled America's own century of direct involvement with Asia, which began with the acquisition of the Philippines. Alone among Western Powers, the United States championed an Open Door policy toward China. The Madame's Christian family and her American education perfectly suited the American aspirations for a free and democratic China. And when Japan threatened both countries, the Madame, in perfect English, spoke directly to Americans as the heroic symbol of Chinese resistance. Never mind that she and her husband turned increasingly authoritarian and that the Guomindang was defeated by Chairman Mao Zedong's communists. And never mind that she never really connected with the vast majority of Chinese living in the countryside. Today, as China is again catching up to the West in leaps and bounds, it is almost as if Soong Meiling, ending her life after a Rip Van Winkle-like retirement in the United States, is ushering in another century, when new Open Door Americans look toward China again. Here for a new generation of general readers and scholars are thoughtful reflections on the significant impact of a major twentieth-century figure who fascinated Americans for decades and had a significant impact on American perceptions of China.

x, 174 p. : 23 cm
Includes index
Introduction: Soong Meiling and her times (1897-2003) / Samuel C. Chu -- Activism among women of China's traditional elite / Thomas L. Kennedy -- Shanghai: the Sino-Western city / Rhoads Murphey -- The Soong family and the Chinese Protestant Christian community / Daniel H. Bays -- American Protestant missions and the new China / Suzanne Wilson Barnett -- American Open Door China stories: the screen on the Open Door / Charles W. Hayford -- Liberal persuasion and China: Soong Meiling and John Leighton Stuart / Philip Wes -- The Soong family and Chinese capitalists / Parks M. Coble -- The Northern Expedition: Nanjing government and Japanese pressure / Donald A. Jordan -- Americans in China and the Chiangs / Stephen R. MacKinnon -- With Madame on my mind: impressions of Madame Chiang / Anne Shen Chao -- Madame Chiang and the Face of Sino-American Relations: personality and gender / T. Christopher Jespersen -- Another world: an ordinary Chinese county the Madame never knew / R. Keith Schoppa -- Conclusion: Madame Chiang Kaishek between America and China / Samuel C. Chu

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