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In the 1920s three adventurous and determined British women missionaries traveled along the traces of China's old Silk Road to "gossip the Gospel" in the Muslim regions of northwestern China. But as this ground-breaking biography of Mildred Cable and the sisters Eva and Francesca French illustrates, their mission service was only one aspect of these three unconventional women's lives. As members of the China Inland Mission, they advocated equality for women in mission service; in their varied writings they denounced the British opium trade; and on home leaves they wrote and published books...

In the 1920s three adventurous and determined British women missionaries traveled along the traces of China's old Silk Road to "gossip the Gospel" in the Muslim regions of northwestern China. But as this ground-breaking biography of Mildred Cable and the sisters Eva and Francesca French illustrates, their mission service was only one aspect of these three unconventional women's lives. As members of the China Inland Mission, they advocated equality for women in mission service; in their varied writings they denounced the British opium trade; and on home leaves they wrote and published books...

Covering the Maoist era through the Reform period to the present day, this book addresses subjects such as China s position as a world economic power, the Chinese Communist Party s treatment of ethnic minorities, women s experiences under the Communist regime, and China s human rights record. Fully updated throughout, the third edition includes:

• a new chapter...

Covering the Maoist era through the Reform period to the present day, this book addresses subjects such as China s position as a world economic power, the Chinese Communist Party s treatment of ethnic minorities, women s experiences under the Communist regime, and China s human rights record. Fully updated throughout, the third edition includes:

• a new chapter...