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A sensitive independence : Canadian Methodist women missionaries in Canada and the Orient, 1881-1925 /

In contrast to their idealized image as Christian altruists, the women missionaries of the Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) responded pragmatically to the harsh social realities they faced. They established girls' schools in Japan and China, made efforts to curtail infanticide and footbind...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gagan, Rosemary R. (Rosemary Ruth)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, 1992.
Colección:McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion ; 9.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo