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The undaunted women of Nanking : the wartime diaries of Minnie Vautrin and Tsen Shui-fang /

During the infamous "Rape of Nanking," a brutal military occupation of Nanking, China, that began in December 1937, it is estimated that Japanese soldiers killed between 200,000 and 300,000 Chinese and raped between 20,000 and 80,000 women. In response to the atrocities, a group of western...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vautrin, Minnie, 1886-1941
Otros Autores: Tsen, Shui-fang, 1875-1969, Hu, Hualing, Zhang, Lian-hong
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Chino
Publicado: Carbondale, Ill. : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:During the infamous "Rape of Nanking," a brutal military occupation of Nanking, China, that began in December 1937, it is estimated that Japanese soldiers killed between 200,000 and 300,000 Chinese and raped between 20,000 and 80,000 women. In response to the atrocities, a group of westerners organized the International Committee for the Nanking Safety Zone and attempted to shelter refugees. Among these humanitarian heroes was Minnie Vautrin, an American missionary and acting president of Ginling College. She and Tsen Shui-fang, her Chinese assistant and a trained nurse, turned the c.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 238 pages : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780809385614
0809385619
1280696966
9781280696961
9786613673923
6613673927