Dreaming the New Woman An Oral History of Missionary Schoolgirls in Republican China |
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| Author:
| Bond, Jennifer |
| Series title: | Oxford Oral History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-765479-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2024 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $90.00 |
Book Description:
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Based on seventy-five oral history interviews, Dreaming the New Woman uncovers the voices of Chinese women who attended Protestant missionary schools for girls in China in the early twentieth century. By focusing on the experience of women who attended these schools, Jennifer Bond provides fresh perspectives on the role of Christianity in the emergence of the Chinese New Woman. The book explores how girls negotiated overlapping school, patriotic,Christian, gendered, and Communist...
More DescriptionBased on seventy-five oral history interviews, Dreaming the New Woman uncovers the voices of Chinese women who attended Protestant missionary schools for girls in China in the early twentieth century. By focusing on the experience of women who attended these schools, Jennifer Bond provides fresh perspectives on the role of Christianity in the emergence of the Chinese New Woman. The book explores how girls negotiated overlapping school, patriotic,Christian, gendered, and Communist identities during China's turbulent twentieth century of wars and revolutions.