Modern Languages: Religion

This book, explains the impact of Christianity on China. It narrates Christianity's introduction to the Chinese first by the British, then American, missionaries in the early 19th century; the methods the missionaries used to attract more Chinese to Christianity; the Chinese people's attempt to break away from the Western world and establish their own Christian churches; the changes the churches endured after China became the People's Republic of China in 1949; and the Chinese Christian churches' continual thrive in the late 20th century. With black & white photos.

A fascinating photographic record that illustrates four historical migrations of Jews to China: Yuan Dynasty Jews in Kaifeng, midnineteenth century Baghdadi merchants in Shanghai, early twentieth century migrants from Russia, and mid twentieth century refugees from Nazi Germany.