Social Reformers in Urban China The Chinese Y. M. C. A. , 1895-1926 |
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Author:
| Garrett, Shirley S. |
Series title: | Harvard East Asian Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-674-28154-7 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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Book Format: | Ebook |
List Price: | USD $65.00 |
Book Description:
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In this volume Garrett presents the impressive early history of the Y.M.C.A. in China, an organization which, during the first quarter of the twentieth century, became that country's most prominent private agency of social planning. The author interviewed many ex-Y.M.C.A. China hands and combed a variety of archives to complete this inside account of the missionary origins of, and Chinese participation and leadership in, the Chinese Y.M.C.A.
In this volume Garrett presents the impressive early history of the Y.M.C.A. in China, an organization which, during the first quarter of the twentieth century, became that country's most prominent private agency of social planning. The author interviewed many ex-Y.M.C.A. China hands and combed a variety of archives to complete this inside account of the missionary origins of, and Chinese participation and leadership in, the Chinese Y.M.C.A.