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Author:

Haddad, John Rogers, author.

Title:

Cultures colliding : American missionaries, Chinese resistance, and the rise of modern institutions in China / John R. Haddad.

Publisher:

Temple University Press,

Copyright Date:

2023

Description:

1 volume : map ; 23 cm

Subject:

Missions, American--China--History--19th century.
Missions, American--China--History--20th century.
Christianity--China--History--19th century.
Christianity--China--History--20th century.
Missions--History--China--History--19th century.
Missions--History--China--History--20th century.
Women in missionary work--China--History--19th century.
Women in missionary work--China--History--20th century.
China--Western influences.--Western influences.
Christianity.
Intellectual life--Western influences.
Missions, American.
Missions--Educational work.
Women in missionary work.
China.
1800-1999
History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Into the Crucible: Shandong Missionaries Face Resistance -- An Exercise in Futility: The Struggles of Missionaries in the South -- Christ versus the Demons: Encounters with the Chinese Supernatural -- Cutting the Cord: Chinese Ministers Out on Their Own -- Crisis Breeds Invention: The Emergence of New Missionary Models -- The Spirit of Debate: The Missionary Conference of 1877 and Aftermath -- A New Kind of Man: Experiments in Hybrid Identity -- Challenging Convention: Single Women Enter Missions -- Transforming Health: Female Doctors Enter Medical Missions -- Hybrid Healers: American-trained Chinese Women in Medicine -- Extroverted Evangelists: The Student Volunteer Movement and the YMCA -- Ivory Pagodas: The Rise of Christian Colleges -- Conclusion: Into the Twentieth Century.

Summary:

"This book tells the history of how and why American missionaries started building schools, colleges, medical schools, hospitals, and YMCA chapters in China before 1900"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1439911614
9781439911617
1439911606
9781439911600

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1313385132

LCCN:

2022029435

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)