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A fresh eyewitness account of the Japanese invasion of mid-China in
1937-1938, these letters by an American missionary in Hangzhou
provide a vividly detailed, first-hand account of the spread of war
from Shanghai across the Yangzi valley and the subsequent ordeals
of military occupation seen against the better-known backdrop of
the Nanjing Massacre - one man's embedded experience in one major
Chinese city of one chaotic year of war. Already 25 years in
Republican China and fluent in the language when the Japanese
arrived, the author was well-placed as both an observer of, and
participant in harrowing events - the provost of the Hangzhou
Christian College and responsible for its campus, president of the
local Red Cross which organized refugee camps and shelter for those
displaced by the looting and raping that ensued, and chairman of an
International Committee which sought to mediate between Japanese
and Chinese forces in an effort to limit destruction and then to
negotiate with the occupation regime on a day-to-day basis. The
letters - written twice weekly - describe pitched battles and
aerial bombing, the fearful conditions of civilian refugees, the
exigencies of the missionary enterprise and the experiences of
foreign neutrals in wartime China, as well as the practical
dilemmas of collaboration that arose under occupation - moving
about, protecting refugees, procuring food, tending a dairy herd,
and ministering to embattled congregations. The letters are fully
annotated to give readers a fuller perspective on places, people,
and events that surround the eyewitness accounts. A substantially
researched introductory essay provides necessary historical
background and situates the author in a longer missionary career
that began in 1911 and ended with wartime internment in 1943.
A fresh eyewitness account of the Japanese invasion of mid-China in
1937-1938, these letters by an American missionary in Hangzhou
provide a vividly detailed, first-hand account of the spread of war
from Shanghai across the Yangzi valley and the subsequent ordeals
of military occupation seen against the better-known backdrop of
the Nanjing Massacre – one man’s embedded experience in one
major Chinese city of one chaotic year of war. Already 25 years in
Republican China and fluent in the language when the Japanese
arrived, the author was well-placed as both an observer of, and
participant in harrowing events – the provost of the Hangzhou
Christian College and responsible for its campus, president of the
local Red Cross which organized refugee camps and shelter for those
displaced by the looting and raping that ensued, and chairman of an
International Committee which sought to mediate between Japanese
and Chinese forces in an effort to limit destruction and then to
negotiate with the occupation regime on a day-to-day basis. The
letters – written twice weekly – describe pitched battles and
aerial bombing, the fearful conditions of civilian refugees, the
exigencies of the missionary enterprise and the experiences of
foreign neutrals in wartime China, as well as the practical
dilemmas of collaboration that arose under occupation – moving
about, protecting refugees, procuring food, tending a dairy herd,
and ministering to embattled congregations. The letters are fully
annotated to give readers a fuller perspective on places, people,
and events that surround the eyewitness accounts. A substantially
researched introductory essay provides necessary historical
background and situates the author in a longer missionary career
that began in 1911 and ended with wartime internment in 1943.
When a methane gas explosion kills 151 coal miners in a small
Illinois town, the residents find themselves splashed across the
front page of every newspaper in the country. Three days after the
fatal explosion, three miners are still missing and rescue efforts
are underway amid the turmoil of reports of a failed Federal Safety
Inspection, rumors of possible cover-ups and Communist espionage,
and visits from heavy-hitting politicians, union labor leaders,
government agents, and newspaper reporters. An award-winner in the
Writer's Digest International Play Competition, the action in this
two-act play captures a microcosm of small-town intrigues, lives,
and loves while dealing with the problem of mine safety issues
which still plague the country today. Note: This fictional play is
based on the Centralia and West Frankfort, Illinois coal mine
disasters in the mid 20th century which hit the headlines again
with the mining disaster in Montcoal, West Virginia in April, 2010.
Some things never seem to change...
Wilhelm Steinitz was the first official world chess champion. Known
for his original contributions to chess strategy, many call him the
founder of modern chess. He was also an influential writer, editor,
and publisher. After his loss to Dr. Emanuel Lasker, his mental
health deteriorated rapidly. In his final years, he claimed he
could telephone any person anywhere without wire, could move chess
pieces by thought alone, was an early advocate of the health
practices of Monsignor Kneipp, and finally challenged God to a
chess match (with odds of pawn and first move). He died in the East
River Sanitarium in New York City, destitute and insane, on August
12th, 1900...the setting of this one-act play titled POSITIONAL
PLAY. In 1987, the second year of induction, Steinitz was named to
the United States Chess Hall of Fame.
With Which Is Incorporated The Story Of The Atlantic Cable And The
First Telegraph To India And The Colonies.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
With Which Is Incorporated The Story Of The Atlantic Cable And The
First Telegraph To India And The Colonies.
Statemaking does not end once states emerge but is a continuous
process, argue the contributors to Statemaking and Social
Movements. In their view, states are not static structures that
"act upon" society, nor are states simple reflections of economic
relations; states are instead highly dynamic structures that are
constantly built up, dismantled, and transformed by complex
interplays of political, social, and economic processes. This
collection of original essays by leading scholars in the fields of
history, anthropology, sociology, and economics argues for
historically specific theories of states and politics in place of
ahistorical models. Case studies range in scope from Aztec Mexico
and feudal Europe to Nazi Germany and contemporary America. What
emerges from this groundbreaking interdisciplinary dialogue is a
historically sensitive way of thinking about states, politics, and
social movements and the transformative relationship between states
and societies.
An accomplished telegraph engineer in his own right, Sir Charles
Bright (1863 1937) was the son of Sir Charles Tilston Bright (1832
88), who had achieved greatness in laying the first transatlantic
cable in 1858. The younger Bright worked alongside his father for a
time, continued his research, and became an authority on the
subject. Examining the history, construction and working of
submarine telegraphs, this 1898 treatise traces both technical and
commercial developments, looking also at the labour involved.
Bright addresses the laying of cables across the globe, giving
accounts of projects in India, South America and beyond.
Illuminating the many commercial uses for submarine cables, Bright
provides an informed survey of the early standardisation of
telegraphy systems. Replete with detailed illustrations and
technical drawings, this work remains an indispensable resource on
the history of telecommunications and electrical engineering."
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