Reporting the Chinese Revolution - The Letters of Rayna Prohme (Hardcover)

Rayna and her husband Bill edited the Kuomintang's English-language newspaper in Wuhan. Rayna's account of her intimate involvement in the Chinese Revolution brings to life the eventful Wuhan years of 1926-27, which shaped the revolution's course. Her letters illuminate from a personal angle the battle for China's future and include remarkable portraits of some of the people who shaped the Communist and Nationalist movements of the time. The book consists of letters Prohme wrote to her closest friend and her husband in the period immediately before, during and after the Wuhan interlude. Her reporting brought her into contact with many major political figures including Madam Sun Yat-sen (a prominent figure in the opposition to Chiang Kai-shek) and Mikhail Borodin (a chief Soviet advisor in China). This book provides an unusual and often moving insight into a fascinating period in modern Chinese history.

General

Imprint:	Pluto Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2007
First published:	August 2007
Authors:	Baruch Hirson • Arthur J. Knodel
Editors:	Gregor Benton
Dimensions:	215 x 135 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - With translucent dust cover
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-0-7453-2642-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism Promotions
LSN:	0-7453-2642-0
Barcode:	9780745326429

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