Space and everyday lives of children in Hong Kong : the interwar period

Space and everyday lives of children in Hong Kong : the interwar period / Stella Meng Wang.

Deploying a spatial approach towards children⁰́₉s everyday life in interwar Hong Kong, this book considers the context-specific development of five transnational movements: the garden city movement; imperial hygiene movement; nationalist sentiments; the Young Women's Christian Association; and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wang, Stella Meng (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, [2023]
Series:Global histories of education.
Subjects:
Children > China > Hong Kong > Social conditions > 20th century.
Social movements > China > Hong Kong > History > 20th century.
Hong Kong (China) > Social conditions > 20th century.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Garden City: Urban Reform, Colonial Domesticity, and Spaces of Play in Childhood, 1921-1941
  • 3. Building Healthy Schools: Architecture of Fitness in Hong Kong, 1901-1941
  • 4. Treading a Different Path: Gender and the Literary Space at St. Stephen's Girls' College, 1921-1941
  • 5. Lifting Girls: Chinese Women and the YWCA in Hong Kong, 1921-1941
  • 6. Reimagining the Colonial Space: Femininity and the Everyday Life of Girl Guides in Hong Kong, 1921-1941
  • 7. Conclusion .

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