Chiang Kai-Shek's secret past
Chieh-ju Ch'en • 1993 • Westview Press
- Author
- Chieh-ju Ch'en
- First published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Westview Press
- ISBN
- 9780813318240
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Published in 1993 by Westview Press, this volume serves as the memoir of Chieh-ju Ch'en, who was the second wife of Chiang Kai-shek. The manuscript was written in the late 1960s but remained unpublished during the author's lifetime, surfacing decades later to provide an intimate and often contentious account of the internal politics of the Kuomintang and the personal life of the Chinese leader.
The book is notable for its candid portrayal of Chiang Kai-shek's rise to power, documented from the unique perspective of a spouse who was eventually sidelined for political expediency. Edited by Lloyd Eastman and others, the publication was received by historians as a significant, albeit subjective, primary source that challenged the curated public image of Chiang by detailing his private habits and the strategic alliances of the Republican era.
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