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The Cross and the Rising Sun, Volume 1 : the Canadian Protestant Missionary Movement in the Japanese Empire, 1872-1931.

Drawing on both Canadian and Japanese sources, this book investigates the life, work, and attitudes of Canadian Protestant missionaries in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan (the three main constituent parts of the pre-1945 Japanese empire) from the arrival of the first Canadian missionary in East Asia in 187...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ion, A. Hamish
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Waterloo : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Drawing on both Canadian and Japanese sources, this book investigates the life, work, and attitudes of Canadian Protestant missionaries in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan (the three main constituent parts of the pre-1945 Japanese empire) from the arrival of the first Canadian missionary in East Asia in 1872 until 1931. Canadian missionaries made a significant contribution to the development of the Protestant movement in the Japanese Empire. Yet their influence also extended far beyond the Christian sphere. Through their educational, social, and medical work; their role in introducing new Western ide.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (305 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780889207608
0889207607