Title |
The gospel of gentility : American women missionaries in turn-of-the-century China / Jane Hunter. |
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Publication Info. |
New Haven : Yale University Press, [1984] |
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©1984 |
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University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location
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266.023 H945G |
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Description |
xxi, 318 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Chinese reform, American mission, and "woman's work" -- Commitment -- Single women and mission community -- Married women and missionary vocation -- Domestic empire -- Imperial evangelism -- Chinese women and Christian identity -- Afterword: Amazons in Cathay. |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 269-307. |
Note |
Includes index. |
Subject |
Women missionaries -- China.
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Missions -- China.
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Women missionaries -- United States -- Biography.
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Women missionaries -- China -- Biography.
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Indexed Term |
China Christian missions American women missionaries, ca 1900 |
ISBN |
0300028784 |
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9780300028782 |
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0300046030 paperback |
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9780300046038 paperback |
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