A sensitive independence : Canadian Methodist women missionaries in Canada and the Orient, 1881-1925 /
In contrast to their idealized image as Christian altruists, the women missionaries of the Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) responded pragmatically to the harsh social realities they faced. They established girls' schools in Japan and China, made efforts to curtail infanticide and footbind...
| Основен автор: | Gagan, Rosemary R. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Montreal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
1992.
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| Серия: |
McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ;
9. |
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=404934 |
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Print version::
Sensitive independence. |
Съдържание:
- ""Contents""; ""Preface and Acknowledgments""; ""Maps""; ""Illustrations""; ""1 The call of duty""; ""2 Here I am, send me""; ""3 The spirit of a sensitive independence""; ""4 Face to face with the devil and his works""; ""5 No serious risk in sending her to pt. Simpson""; ""6 The elect sisterhood""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""Q""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""