Managing god's higher learning : U.S.-China cultural encounter and Canton Christian College (Lingnan University) 1888-1952
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Managing god's higher learning : U.S.-China cultural encounter and Canton Christian College (Lingnan University) 1888-1952
（AsiaWorld / series editor, Mark Selden）
Lexington Books, c2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-203) and index
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: hbk ISBN 9780739119358
Description
Managing God's Higher Learning offers a distinct empirical study of Lingnan University and addresses issues of adaptation and integration. Author, Dong Wang, demonstrates that many aspects of Lingnan - governance, links with the local society, financial management, education for women - have either never been made the subject of scholarly discussion or are different from what we think we know about U.S.-China relations in the past. As the first co-educational institution of higher learning in China, Lingnan made monumental strides in the management of programs for women, a fact which confounds the assumptions made by China historians. The author argues that Lingnan's growth, resilience and success can partly be accounted for by entrepreneurial operations. Wang also contends that Lingnan found ways to adapt and "layer" a Christian presence at a time when the nationalization and secularization of higher education was making rapid headway. Based on information from archives located across the Pacific, this book will appeal to scholars of Chinese history as well as those interested in Sino-American relations.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Setting: Honglok, Guangzhou, and Canton Christian College (Lingnan University) Chapter 2 Cultural Migration: Lingnan as a Foreign and Local Institution Chapter 3 Financing God's Higher Education: Management and Governance Chapter 4 The Advance to Higher Education: Women's Education, Power and Modernization Chapter 5 From Lingnan to Pomona: Charles K. Edmunds and His Chinese-American Career Chapter 6 Conclusion: Memories and Legacies of Lingnan
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: pbk ISBN 9780739119365
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Managing GodOs Higher Learning offers a distinct empirical study of Lingnan University and addresses issues of adaptation and integration. Author, Dong Wang, demonstrates that many aspects of Lingnan _ governance, links with the local society, financial management, education for women _ have either never been made the subject of scholarly discussion or are different from what we think we know about U.S.-China relations in the past. As the first co-educational institution of higher learning in China, Lingnan made monumental strides in the management of programs for women, a fact which confounds the assumptions made by China historians. The author argues that LingnanOs growth, resilience and success can partly be accounted for by entrepreneurial operations. Wang also contends that Lingnan found ways to adapt and 'layer' a Christian presence at a time when the nationalization and secularization of higher education was making rapid headway. Based on information from archives located across the Pacific, this book will appeal to scholars of Chinese history as well as those interested in Sino-American relations.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 The Setting: Honglok, Guangzhou, and Canton Christian College (Lingnan University) Chapter 2 Cultural Migration: Lingnan as a Foreign and Local Institution Chapter 3 Financing God's Higher Education: Management and Governance Chapter 4 The Advance to Higher Education: Women's Education, Power and Modernization Chapter 5 From Lingnan to Pomona: Charles K. Edmunds and His Chinese-American Career Chapter 6 Conclusion: Memories and Legacies of Lingnan
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