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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 Caubrière (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 peo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Li, Ji (Historian), 1976- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, [2023]
Subjects:
Caubrière, Alfred Marie, > 1876-1948.
Catholic Church > Missions > China > Manchuria > History.
Catholic Church > China > Manchuria > History.
Catholic Church > History.
Église catholique > Missions > Chine > Mandchourie > Histoire.
Église catholique > Histoire.
Catholic Church
Missions > China > Manchuria > History.
Manchuria (China) > Church history.
Missions > Chine > Mandchourie > Histoire.
China.
Asia.
Catholic.
Christianity.
RELIGION.
History.
Missions
China > Manchuria
Religion & beliefs.
Religion.
Electronic books.
Church history
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Drawing on the remarkable personal archive of a French Catholic missionary, Alfred Marie Caubrière (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.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780197656075
0197656072
9780197656082
0197656080