Cultures colliding: American missionaries, Chinese resistance, and the rise of modern institutions in China
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Spelling of Chinese Names -- Map Showing Locations of Missionary Activity -- 1. Into the Crucible Shandong Missionaries Face Resistance -- 2. An Exercise in Futility: The Struggles of Missionaries in the South -- 3. Christ versus the Demons: Enco...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia Rome Tokio
Temple University Press
2023
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| In: | Year: 2023 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China
/ Americans
/ Missionary
/ History 1860-1900
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| Further subjects: | B
Usa
B China B Electronic books B Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA B zweite Hälfte 19. Jahrhundert (1850 bis 1899 n. Chr.) |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Spelling of Chinese Names -- Map Showing Locations of Missionary Activity -- 1. Into the Crucible Shandong Missionaries Face Resistance -- 2. An Exercise in Futility: The Struggles of Missionaries in the South -- 3. Christ versus the Demons: Encounters with the Chinese Supernatural -- 4. Cutting the Cord: Chinese Ministers Out on Their Own -- 5. Crisis Breeds Invention: The Emergence of New Missionary Models -- 6. The Spirit of Debate: The Missionary Conference of 1877 and Aftermath -- 7. A New Kind of Man: Experiments in Hybrid Identity -- 8. Challenging Convention: Single Women Enter Missions -- 9. Transforming Health: Female Doctors Enter Medical Missions -- 10. Hybrid Healers: American-trained Chinese Women in Medicine -- 11. Extroverted Evangelists: The Student Volunteer Movement and the YMCA -- 12. Ivory Pagodas: The Rise of Christian Colleges -- Conclusion: Into the Twentieth Century -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| ISBN: | 1439911622 |