The Soong Dynasty (Record no. 3878)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01134nam a2200181 4500 |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 83-48802 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780060153083 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 10948279 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | DS774 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 951.04 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Sterling Seagrave |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Soong Dynasty |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Smithmark Pub |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 532 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | The story of the Soong family whose power and wealth have dominated China and American policy towards Asia in the 20th century. It chronicles the family's roots from the middle of the 19th century and their rise to power thereafter. Descendants of a runaway, they grew up in America under the protection of the Methodist church and returned to their homeland to make a fortune selling Western bibles. The Soong family became the principle rulers of China during the first half of the 20th century. The book describes the intcricate rise to power of Charlie Soong and his children, whom he married to some of China's most powerful men to create a network of power and influence which was to last for over 50 years. It is a tale of power, money, corruption and greed. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | History - Asia |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | 951.04 SEAG | 58555 | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |