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Alan R. Sweeten - Christianity in Rural China: Conflict and Accommodation in Jiangxi Province, 1860-1900 (Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies) - 9780892641468 - V9780892641468
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Christianity in Rural China: Conflict and Accommodation in Jiangxi Province, 1860-1900 (Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies)

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Description for Christianity in Rural China: Conflict and Accommodation in Jiangxi Province, 1860-1900 (Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies) Hardcover. A new look at Catholics in Jiangxi communities at the end of the Qing Series: Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; HRC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 26. Weight in Grams: 585.

Delving into the archives of the Zongli Yamen--the Qing dynasty bureau that mediated conflicts between foreign missionaries, local Christians, and local communities--Alan Sweeten presents detailed accounts of interactions between Catholics and non-Catholics in the market towns and villages of Jiangxi. Sweeten pieces together a close view of tensions in the countryside, their eruption into violence, and as often, their peaceful resolution. He concludes that the sources of tension lay with day-to-day problems common throughout rural China, rather than with issues of religion per se. Although religious identity did play a role in local conflict during this forty-year period, personal or ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
U OF M CENTER FOR CHINESE STUDIES
Condition
New
Series
Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Ann Arbor, MI, United States
ISBN
9780892641468
SKU
V9780892641468
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Ref
99-15

About Alan R. Sweeten
Alan Richard Sweeten teaches at California State University, Stanislaus, and has published numerous articles on Christians and Christianity in Jiangxi.

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