The diaries of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1966 [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Cindy Yik-yi Chu

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784140503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, N.Y., : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007
• ISBN: 1-281-36332-4; 9786611363321; 0-230-60417-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): ChuCindy Yik-yi
• Disciplina: 271/.97; B
• Soggetti: Nuns; Missionaries; Hong Kong (China) Church history 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-232) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is a documentary survey of Hong Kong history, from the 1920's 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.