Chasing the Dragon in Shanghai
Canada’s Early Relations with China, 1858-1952
- Publisher
- UBC Press
- Initial publish date
- Jul 2012
- Category
- General, Post-Confederation (1867-)
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780774820387
- Publish Date
- Jul 2012
- List Price
- $32.95
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780774820370
- Publish Date
- Oct 2011
- List Price
- $95.00
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780774820394
- Publish Date
- Nov 2011
- List Price
- $125.00
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Description
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.
About the author
Contributor Notes
John D. Meehan is an assistant professor of history at Campion College at the University of Regina.