Principal Sir Arthur Currie and the Department of Chinese Studies at McGill
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https://doi.org/10.26443/fo.v13i.253Abstract
This article presents a brief history of the Department of Chinese Studies at McGill University. It examines Principal Currie’s tireless efforts to create such a department, and discusses various factors — such as the state of international relations in the 1920s and the establishment of the Gest Chinese Library — which motivated him. It describes Currie’s search for a Director, his selection of Dr. Kiang Kang-hu for the position, the Department’s years of operation, and its eventual closure in 1934.
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Cet article présente les grandes lignes de l’évolution du Département d’études chinoises de l’Université McGill. Il examine les efforts déployés par le principal Currie pour créer ce département ainsi que certains facteurs qui ont motivé ses actions, notamment l’état des relations internationales durant les années 1920 et la fondation de la Bibliothèque chinoise Gest. L’article décrit le processus de sélection d’un Directeur par Currie, son choix du Dr. Kiang Kang-hu, les années d’opération du Département et sa fermeture éventuelle en 1934.
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