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Autore |
Rhoads Edward J. M |
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Titolo |
Stepping forth into the world [[electronic resource] ] : the Chinese Educational Mission to the United States, 1872-81 / / Edward J.M. Rhoads |
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Hong Kong, : Hong Kong University Press, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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988-220-742-1 |
988-8053-44-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (331 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Chinese students - United States - History - 19th century |
Students, Foreign - United States - History - 19th century |
United States Relations China |
China Relations United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; List of Illustrations, Maps, and Tables; Preface; Introduction; 1. Origins; 2. Recruitment; 3. Preparatory Training; 4. En Route to the New World; 5. The American Host Families; 6. The Chinese Educational Commission; 7. Elementary and Secondary Schooling; 8. The Students in College; 9. Becoming Americanized?; 10. Recall and Return; 11. The Returned Students; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The book contrasts the experiences of the Chinese Educational Mission students with those of other Chinese in the United States during a period of anti-Chinese sentiment, which was to culminate in the enactment of Chinese Exclusion in 1882. |
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