Once Upon a Time in Russia: The Rise of the Oligarchs-A True Story of Ambition, Wealth, Betrayal, and Murder

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Peng Pai, Xu Guangqi, Gao Yun, Gao Zhao, Wu Zixu, Qu Yuan, Chu Yuan, Li Bing, Fu Liang, George Lee, Gary Chan, Hollington Tong, Hu Qiaomu, Fan Li, Yin Hao, Zhu Min, Chen Daqi, Wang Xizhi, Yao Lifa, Lou Jiwei, Li Zhaohuan, Tien-Fong Cheng, He Xie-Hou, Xu Shaoshi, Yang Shen, Chen Mingde, Zhu Yanfeng, Jiang Baili, Chiang K'ang-Hu, Chen Mingyi, Sayyid Ajjal Shams Al-Din Omar, Liao Zhigao, Su Zhaozheng, Zhang Han, Zhou Rongxin, Zhou Jianren, Liang Youyu, Lai In-Jaw, Hu Zhengyue, Chen Huanyou, Deng Weizhi, Gao Yao, Wang Hebo, Liu Dingshuang, Liu Zhijun, Li Dongyang, Ding Shisun, Ma Chao-Chun, Chang Li-Sheng. Excerpt: Peng Pai (Chinese: ; Pinyin: Péng Pài )(October 22, 1896 -- August 30, 1929) born in Haifeng County (now under Shanwei Municipality), Guangdong Province, China, was a pioneer of the Chinese agrarian movement and peasants' rights activist, a prominent revolutionary, and one of the leaders of Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at its earlier stage . Peng Pai was one of the few Chinese intellectuals who were aware in early 1920's that peasantry and land issues caused the most critical problems for Chinese society. He believed that the success of any revolution in China must depend on the peasants as its base foundation. Peng Pai was born on October 22, 1896, into the elite segment of society as a landlord offspring (dizhu chushen ) and an heir to great wealth . The Peng family, with about 30 members, owning lands cultivated by peasant tenants who, with their families, numbered more than 1,500; so each one of the Peng family controlled about 50 peasants . Peng Pais sociopolitical views were partly influenced by his mother, Zhou Feng (). Zhou Feng came from an impoverished family. At the age of eighteen, she was sold by her parents as a concu... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=20605395