Terror in Minnie Vautrin's Nanjing: diaries and correspondence, 1937 - 38

War breaks out in Shanghai -- Plans for college's relocation -- Aerial bombing escalates -- Courage and persistence -- A spiral downturn at Shanghai front -- War gets closer to Nanjing -- Safety zone is established -- Brutality follows Japanese entry into the city -- Registration of refugees --...

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Contributors: Vautrin, Minnie 1886-1941 (Other) ; Lu, Shuping 1955- (Other) ; Lu, Suping 1955- (Other)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Urbana, Ill. [u.a.] University of Illinois Press c2008
In:Year: 2008
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Nanking / Massacre
B Nanking / Massacre / Ginling College / Diary
Further subjects:B Nanking Massacre, Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China, 1937
B Ginling College (Nanjing, Jiangsu Sheng, China)
B Missionaries (United States) Biography
B Missionaries (China) Biography
B Vautrin, Minnie (1886-1941) Diaries
B Vautrin, Minnie (1886-1941) Correspondence
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Summary:War breaks out in Shanghai -- Plans for college's relocation -- Aerial bombing escalates -- Courage and persistence -- A spiral downturn at Shanghai front -- War gets closer to Nanjing -- Safety zone is established -- Brutality follows Japanese entry into the city -- Registration of refugees -- Refugees, poor refugees -- Miseries continue -- Refugees would rather starve than leave Ginling -- Violation of women still rampant -- Thousands of victim bodies remain unburied
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0252033329