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The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China

Jay Taylor

The Generalissimo: Chiang Kai-shek and the Struggle for Modern China (Chinese: 蔣介石與現代中國的奮鬥), is a biography of Chiang Kai-shek that appeared in 2009, and is considered to be a powerful study of Chiang Kai-shek's life, ideology, historical position, and influence in later generations. Published by Harvard University Press, it is written by Jay Taylor, a retired American Foreign Service Officer.

BiographyBiography · medium confidenceBiography81 signalsLlm Classifier: Biography -> BiographyKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: Biography -> BiographyAsia & the PacificRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Lionel Gelber Prize: International AffairsMajor2010WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Chiang Kai-shek98%

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    55 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 72%.