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Political Science General

Chasing the Dragon in Shanghai

Canada’s Early Relations with China, 1858-1952

by (author) John D. Meehan

Publisher
UBC Press
Initial publish date
Jul 2012
Category
General, Post-Confederation (1867-)
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780774820387
    Publish Date
    Jul 2012
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780774820370
    Publish Date
    Oct 2011
    List Price
    $95.00
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780774820394
    Publish Date
    Nov 2011
    List Price
    $125.00

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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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Contributor Notes

John D. Meehan is an assistant professor of history at Campion College at the University of Regina.