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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté. Image fixe : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Meehan, John D. (1967-....)
Titre(s) : Chasing the dragon in Shanghai [Texte imprimé] : Canada's early relations with China, 1858-1952 / John D. Meehan
Publication : Vancouver : UBC Press, c2011
Description matérielle : xii, 241 p. : ill., map, ports. ; 24 cm
Comprend : Imperial overtures ; Establishing a presence ; The tide of nationalism ; A false
security ; Forged in fire ; Preparing for the end.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-223) and index
"Canadians share a long history with China. Canada is home to a large Chinese diaspora,
it appointed a trade commissioner to Shanghai over a century ago, and it was one of
the first Western nations to recognize the People's Republic of China ; This absorbing
account of Canadian sojourners in Shanghai, from the arrival of Lord Elgin in 1858
to the closing of the consulate general in 1952, gives a human face to that history.
Drawing on the papers of missionaries, business people, and government officials,
John Meehan brings to life a Shanghai that was not only the gateway to Asia and an
important cultural contact zone but also a symbol of China's best hope and bleakest
future. Some Canadians came to save souls, nourish bodies, and educate minds; others
sought financial and political gain. Their experiences -- which unfolded against a
backdrop of civil war, invasion, and revolution in China and were coloured by Canada's
own evolution from colony to nation -- reflected Canada's deepening relationship with
China and the troubling asymmetries that underpinned it ; Although Canadians, like
other foreigners, had left Shanghai by the early 1950s, their lives and activities
foreshadowed more recent Canadian initiatives in that city, and in China more generally."--pub.
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Sujet(s) : Canadiens -- Chine -- Histoire
Relations extérieures -- Chine -- Canada -- Histoire
Relations extérieures -- Canada -- Chine -- Histoire
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780774820370 (acid-free paper). - ISBN 0774820373 (acid-free paper). - ISBN
9780774820387 (pbk.). - ISBN 0774820381 (pbk.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb436564324
Notice n° :
FRBNF43656432
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