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CIVILIZING MISSIONS
INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS AGENCIES IN CHINA |
| By: |
Miwa Hirono, Yosef Lapid, Friedrich Kratochwil |
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Electronic book text |
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£69.60 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0230616496 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780230616493 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
11 November, 2008 |
| Series: |
Culture and Religion in International Relations |
| Description: |
By comparing the role and influence of early Christian missionaries with those of Christian NGOs today, this book critically assesses the idea of a Christian 'civilizing mission' within the context of China. It provides a local, non-Han perspective based on a rich array of historical, ethnographical, and empirical sources. |
| Synopsis: |
By comparing the role and influence of Christian missionaries in the early twentieth century with those of Christian NGOs today, Civilizing Missions critically assesses the idea of a Christian 'civilizing mission' within the context of China. It provides a local, non-Han perspective based on a rich array of historical, ethnographical, and empirical sources. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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