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
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Table of Contents:

Cover
Half-Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Missionary and Empire: A Grassroots Narrative
1. Manchuria: Migration and Christianity
2. Letters and Conversations
3. The Missionary
4. The Village
5. The Battlefield
6. The Church
7. The Bandits
Conclusion: The Murder and the Imperial Legacy
A Note on the Spelling of Chinese Names and Places
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
List of Illustrations
Index