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題名 Adopting Revolution: The Chinese Communist Revolution and the Politics of Global Humanitarianism
作者 倪墨杰
Neubauer, Jack
貢獻者 歷史系
關鍵詞 humanitarianism;revolution;adoption;childhood;welfare
日期 2020-07
上傳時間 28-Mar-2022 16:32:14 (UTC+8)
摘要 During the tumultuous period surrounding the Chinese Communist revolution of 1949, Chinese children wrote thousands of letters to foreign “foster parents” as part of a humanitarian fundraising program called the “adoption plan” for international child sponsorship. Under the adoption plan, private citizens around the world “adopted” Chinese children by funding their lives at orphanages in China while building personal relationships through the exchange of photographs, gifts, and translated letters. This article uses the case study of the Foster Parents Plan for War Children China Branch to examine how Chinese child welfare workers mobilized the sentimental ties between children and foster parents to secure international support for the revolution. Based on 490 extant letters sent by Chinese children to their foreign foster parents, it analyzes how the adoption plan became a centerpiece of efforts to transform inherited humanitarian practices to meet the new ideological and material needs of the Chinese Communist revolution.
關聯 Modern China, Vol.47, No.5, pp.598-627
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0097700420937990
dc.contributor 歷史系
dc.creator (作者) 倪墨杰
dc.creator (作者) Neubauer, Jack
dc.date (日期) 2020-07
dc.date.accessioned 28-Mar-2022 16:32:14 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 28-Mar-2022 16:32:14 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 28-Mar-2022 16:32:14 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) http://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/139492-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) During the tumultuous period surrounding the Chinese Communist revolution of 1949, Chinese children wrote thousands of letters to foreign “foster parents” as part of a humanitarian fundraising program called the “adoption plan” for international child sponsorship. Under the adoption plan, private citizens around the world “adopted” Chinese children by funding their lives at orphanages in China while building personal relationships through the exchange of photographs, gifts, and translated letters. This article uses the case study of the Foster Parents Plan for War Children China Branch to examine how Chinese child welfare workers mobilized the sentimental ties between children and foster parents to secure international support for the revolution. Based on 490 extant letters sent by Chinese children to their foreign foster parents, it analyzes how the adoption plan became a centerpiece of efforts to transform inherited humanitarian practices to meet the new ideological and material needs of the Chinese Communist revolution.
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dc.relation (關聯) Modern China, Vol.47, No.5, pp.598-627
dc.subject (關鍵詞) humanitarianism;revolution;adoption;childhood;welfare
dc.title (題名) Adopting Revolution: The Chinese Communist Revolution and the Politics of Global Humanitarianism
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1177/0097700420937990
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1177/0097700420937990