Margaret Thomson in China, 1917–1939

Authors

Carol J. Berg OSB, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 1991

Disciplines

Arts and Humanities | Asian History | History | Missions and World Christianity | Religion

Abstract

Margaret Thomson, a Methodist missionary based in Nanjing from 1917 to 1939, made significant observations about life in China. Thomson's letters and photographs offer firsthand glimpses of a China that was ravaged by internal conflicts and foreign pressures.

Comments

Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/24448082

Recommended Citation

Berg, Carol J. “Margaret Thomson in China, 1917–1939.” The Historian 53, no. 3 (Spring 1991): 455-472. http://www.jstor.org/stable/24448082.