The great diversity : : trajectories of Asian development / / edited by Camilla Brautaset, Christopher M. Dent.
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| Place / Publishing House: | Wageningen : : Wageningen Academic Publishers,, 2014. |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (240 p.) |
| Notes: | Includes index. |
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Table of Contents:
- ""Preface""; ""Table of contents""; ""Chapter 1: Introduction: diversity and development in Asia""; ""Christopher M. Dent and Camilla Brautaset""; ""Structure of this book""; ""Core themes""; ""Chapter 2: Merchants and missionaries""; ""Connecting China, Norway and beyond""; ""Camilla Brautaset""; ""The big picture: globalisation, history and global history""; ""The project: merchants, missionaries and entwined histories""; ""Connectivity""; ""Concluding remarks""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 3: Opening the gates""
- ""China�s Maritime Customs Service (1854-1949) in the contemporary context""""Olga Medvedeva""; ""Chinese Maritime Customs before 1854: trade development and sea ban �under Heaven�""; ""The foreign inspectorate in the late Qing Empire (1854-1912)""; ""The Chinese Maritime Customs Service and nationalistic sentiments in republican China (1912-1949)""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 4: The world wide missionary web""; ""Transnational mission networks� influence on the 19th and 20th century Norwegian China missions""; ""Karina Hestad Skeie""
- ""China�s millions�: a powerful transnational imagery""""Local spiritual and organisational differentiation""; ""Individual opportunity and transnational education""; ""Boundaries, limits and risks""; ""Transnational mission networks in China""; ""Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 5: Regional resonances""; ""Vietnamese whale worship in comparative perspective""; ""Michael Parnwell""; ""Rites for whales""; ""Whales as compassionate, benevolent and spiritual beings""; ""Conclusion""; ""Bibliography""; ""Chapter 6: The march of the monks""
- ""Policy impact of Taoshan�s Inspection Bureau""