The Diaries of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1966 / / edited by C. Chu

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2007
• Edizione: 1st ed. 2007.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (254 p.)
• Disciplina: 271/.97; B
• Soggetto topico: Religion - History; Ethnology - Asia; Culture; Asia - History; Social history; Civilization - History; Asia - Politics and government; History of Religion; Asian Culture; Asian History; Social History; Cultural History; Asian Politics
• Altri autori: ChuCindy Yik-yi
• 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 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Diaries of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hong Kong, 1921-1966
• ISBN: 9786611363321; 9781281363329; 1281363324; 9780230604179; 023060417X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910957090903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II