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John J. Harney examines American Catholic missionaries' perceptions and expectations for a China that would forever be free and democratic, between the 1911 revolution that created the Republic of China and the communist revolution of 1949.
Review Quotes: "John Harney's rich analytical insights give us a window into the American Vincentians' lived social and political experiences in the Chinese interior. Dreams of a Young Republic not only complements existing scholarly interpretations of the interplay between religion and politics in modern China but also offers a nuanced analysis of the Chinese reception of, and opposition to, Catholicism at the local level."--Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, editor of Christianizing South China: Mission, Development, and Identity in Modern Chaoshan