War and Occupation in China: The Letters of an American Missionary from Hangzhou, 1937–1938 (Studies in Christianity in China)
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| Rating | : | 4.63 (846 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1611462312 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 370 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bright is Arthur J. Ho is professor of history at the University of Michigan.. Thurnau professor of history at the University of Michigan.Joseph W. Charles C
Thurnau professor of history at the University of Michigan.Joseph W. About the AuthorCharles C. Bright is Arthur J. Ho is professor of history at the University of Michigan.
A substantially researched introductory essay provides necessary historical background and situates the author in a longer missionary career that began in 1911 and ended with wartime internment in 1943.. The letters – written twice weekly – describe pitched battles and aerial bombing, the fearful conditions of civilian refugees, the exigencies of the missionary enterprise and the experiences of foreign neutrals in wartime China, as well as the practical dilemmas of collaboration that arose under occupation – moving about, protecting refugees, procuring food, tending a dairy herd, and ministering to embattled congregations.The letters are fully annotated to give readers a fuller perspective on places, people, and events that surround the eyewitness accounts. Already 25 years