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The Diaries of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1966 / edited by C. Chu.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion--History.
- Religion.
- Ethnology--Asia.
- Ethnology.
- Culture.
- Asia--History.
- Asia.
- Social history.
- Civilization--History.
- Civilization.
- Asia--Politics and government.
- History of Religion.
- Asian Culture.
- Asian History.
- Social History.
- Cultural History.
- Asian Politics.
- Local Subjects:
- History of Religion.
- Asian Culture.
- Asian History.
- Social History.
- Cultural History.
- Asian Politics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (254 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2007.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a documentary survey of Hong Kong history, from the 1920s to the mid-1960s, from the perspective of the Maryknoll Sisters, as recorded in their diaries written during that period. It is a priceless collection of first-hand materials on the social history of Hong Kong.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: The 1920's, People and Weather; Chapter Three: The 1930's, Schools, Visitors, and Visits; Chapter Four: Advent of Japanese, 1938-1941; Chapter Five: Japanese Occupation and Internment, 1941-1942; Chapter Six: In and Out of the Camp, Releases, and Repatriation, 1941-1942; Chapter Seven: Postwar Years, the 1950's, the Early 1960's, and Refugees; Chapter Eight: Resettlement Areas in the 1950's and the 1960's; Chapter Nine: Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-232) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611363321
- 9781281363329
- 1281363324
- 9780230604179
- 023060417X
- OCLC:
- 314776125
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