Esther T Hu

Soong Mayling and Wartime China, 1937-1945

Deploying Words as Weapons

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book provides a historically informed perspective of First Lady of China Soong Mayling's legacy within the context of World War II history, international cultural and military affairs, and transnational geopolitics inflected through gender.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 26mm
• Gewicht: 712g
• ISBN-13: 9781666928617
• ISBN-10: 1666928615
• Artikelnr.: 72707198

Autorenporträt

Esther T. Hu is Associate in Research at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Images
Note on the Romanization of Chinese Words
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I. SOONG MAYLING'S MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS DURING CHINA'S WAR OF
RESISTANCE (1937-1945)
Chapter One: Soong Mayling and the Chinese Air Force
Chapter Two: Soong Mayling and Wartime Contributions in Partnership with
the Christian Community
PART II. WOMEN'S WORK: THE WOMEN'S ADVISORY COUNCIL, WAR RELIEF, AND
NATIONAL RECONSTRUCTION
Chapter Three: Soong Mayling as Mother of China: Women's Organization,
Mobilization, and Networks through the Women's Advisory Council (WAC)
Chapter Four: Encouraging China's Women and Educating China's Youth: Soong
Mayling's Rhetorical and Emotional Labor
PART III. DIPLOMACY AT HOME AND ABROAD
Chapter Five: Diplomacy at Home
Chapter Six: Diplomacy Abroad: Soong Mayling, Sino-Indian, and Sino-British
Relations
Chapter Seven: Diplomacy Abroad: Soong Mayling and U. S.-China Relations
Conclusion: Soong Mayling's Legacy
Appendix
Bibliography
About the Author