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Chasing the Dragon in Shanghai: Canada's Early Relations with China, 1858-1952
Contributor(s): Meehan, John D. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0774820373     ISBN-13: 9780774820370
Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
OUR PRICE: $110.25  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2011
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-)
- Political Science | International Relations - General
Dewey: 327.710
LCCN: 2012371148
Age Level: 22-UP
Grade Level: 17-UP
Physical Information: 260 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Canadian
 
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Canada shared a rich, multi-faceted history with China long before it recognized the People's Republic of China in 1970. John Meehan brings to light the activities of early Canadian missionaries, business people, government officials, and adventurers in Shanghai, the gateway to China and an important cultural contact zone. These sojourners' experiences - which unfolded against a backdrop of war and revolution and 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 China.
 
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