{"product_id":"cultures-colliding-american-missionaries-chinese-resistance-and-the-rise-of-modern-institutions-in-china-paperback-1","title":"Cultures Colliding: American Missionaries, Chinese Resistance, and the Rise of Modern Institutions in China - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn R. Haddad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs incredible as it may seem, the American missionaries who journeyed to China in 1860 planning solely to spread the Gospel ultimately reinvented their entire enterprise. By 1900, they were modernizing China with schools, colleges, hospitals, museums, and even YMCA chapters. In \u003ci\u003eCultures Colliding, \u003c\/i\u003e John R. Haddad nimbly recounts this transformative institution-building-how and why it happened-and its consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen missionaries first traveled to rural towns atop mules, they confronted populations with entrenched systems of belief that embraced Confucius and rejected Christ. Conflict ensued as these Chinese viewed missionaries as unwanted disruptors. So how did this failing movement eventually change minds and win hearts? Many missionaries chose to innovate. They built hospitals and established educational institutions offering science and math. A second wave of missionaries opened YMCA chapters, coached sports, and taught college. Crucially, missionaries also started listening to Chinese citizens, who exerted surprising influence over the preaching, teaching, and caregiving, eventually running some organizations themselves. They embraced new American ideals while remaining thoroughly Chinese.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCultures Colliding, \u003c\/i\u003e Haddad recounts the unexpected origins and rapid rise of American institutions in China by telling the stories of the Americans who established these institutions and the Chinese who changed them from within. Today, the impact of this untold history continues to resonate in China.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn R. Haddad\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of American Studies and Popular Culture at Penn State Harrisburg. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Romance of China: Excursions to China in U.S. Culture, 1776-1876\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAmerica's First Adventure in China: Trade, Treaties, Opium, and Salvation \u003c\/i\u003e(Temple). In 2010, he was awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and research at the University of Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 364\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.78 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42660982554720,"sku":"9781439911617","price":76.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/UHBwVUNtb3REdHpYNlQyUnIxMGcrUT09.webp?v=1774356737","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/cultures-colliding-american-missionaries-chinese-resistance-and-the-rise-of-modern-institutions-in-china-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}