At the frontier of God's empire a missionary odyssey in modern China /
Drawing on the remarkable personal archive of a French Catholic missionary, Alfred Marie Caubrirë (1876-1948), At the Frontier of God's Empire examines Manchuria during the tumultuous early twentieth century. With vivid vignettes illustrating everyday interaction between indigenous Chinese peop...
| Main Author: | Li, Ji (Historian), 1976- |
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| Other Authors: | Oxford Scholarship Online. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Oxford University Press,
2023.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
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| Summary: |
Drawing on the remarkable personal archive of a French Catholic missionary, Alfred Marie Caubrirë (1876-1948), At the Frontier of God's Empire examines Manchuria during the tumultuous early twentieth century. With vivid vignettes illustrating everyday interaction between indigenous Chinese people and international players, each story and record personalizes the Catholic Church's expansion in East Asia, the interplay of missions and empire, the intense transformation of Chinese local society, and their profound consequences in the making of modern China. |
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| Item Description: |
Also issued in print: 2023. Includes bibliographical references and index. Drawing on the remarkable personal archive of a French Catholic missionary, Alfred Marie Caubrirë (1876-1948), At the Frontier of God's Empire examines Manchuria during the tumultuous early twentieth century. With vivid vignettes illustrating everyday interaction between indigenous Chinese people and international players, each story and record personalizes the Catholic Church's expansion in East Asia, the interplay of missions and empire, the intense transformation of Chinese local society, and their profound consequences in the making of modern China. Specialized. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) |
| Audience: |
Specialized. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780197656082 |