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OverviewThe YWCA arrived in China as a cultural interloper in 1899. How did activist Christian Chinese women maintain their identity and social relevance through the tumultuous first half of the twentieth century? The YWCA in China explores how the Young Women’s Christian Association responded to the needs of Chinese women and society both before and after the 1949 revolution ushered in a communist state. Western secretaries originally defined the Chinese YWCA movement, but successive generations of Chinese leadership localized its Western-defined organizational ethos. Over time, ""the Y"" became class conscious and progressive as Chinese women transformed it from a vehicle for moral and material uplift to an instrument for social action and an organizational citizen of China. And after 1949, national YWCA leaders supported the Maoist regime because they believed the social goals of the YWCA aligned with Mao’s revolutionary aims. The YWCA in China is a fascinating investigation of the lives, thinking, and action of women whose varied forms of Christian and Chinese identity were buffeted by historical events that moulded their social philosophies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Elizabeth A. Littell-LambPublisher: University of British Columbia Press Imprint: University of British Columbia Press Weight: 0.520kg ISBN: 9780774869201ISBN 10: 0774869208 Pages: 270 Publication Date: 15 November 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction 1 Creating a YWCA Movement in China, 1899–1925 2 Making a Chinese Leadership, 1925–36 3 Seeking a Place in a Social Revolution, 1926–36 4 Claiming National Citizenship, 1937–48 5 Embracing the Maoist State, 1949–50 6 Cultivating a Socialist Mindset, 1951–57 Conclusion Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; IndexReviews"""Littell-Lamb's study of the YWCA in China will remain the definitive work in part because of the intensive, multinational archival research that undergirds it.""-- ""Connie A. Shemo, Department of History, Plattsburgh State University"" ""This is the first book-length study of the YWCA in China over long decades at the national level. It contextualizes the YWCA's Shanghai industrial program against the national background and bridges the gap between Western and Chinese perspectives.""-- ""Aihua Zhang, author of The Beijing Young Women's Christian Association, 1927-1937: Materializing a Gendered Modernity""" Author InformationElizabeth A. Littell-Lamb is an associate professor of history at the University of Tampa, where she teaches world and East Asian history. She has published several articles and book chapters on the Young Women’s Christian Association as an example of a Western-inspired women’s organization that has empowered local women and then been domesticated by those women to make it relevant to their own lives and society. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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