Beautiful Merchandise
November 06, 2012
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/744939.Beautiful_Merchandise Beautiful Merchandise: Prostitution in China, 1860-1936 by Sue Gronewald A vivid account of how prostitution…
Gronewold
Courses taught: History of Far Eastern Civilization, Modernization of China and Japan, China in the Twentieth Century, Rise of Modern Japan, The Asian Woman, History of Diplomatic Relations in Asia, Senior Seminar in History, Internship in History, Western Civilization, History of Civil Society in America, History of Modern China, History of Asian Genocide. Department Duties: Department Chair Fall 2007 to present Advisor: KU Historical Society 2002-present Director: KU History Department Public History Internship Program. Dr. Gronewold's major interests, reflected in her scholarship and teaching, are in the history of modern Asia, particularly China, the stories of women in that history, and the encounters and interactions between peoples of Asia and the West. Focusing on the most marginal, she wrote a book on the trade in women in late imperial and early twentieth century China, Beautiful Merchandise: History of Prostitution 1860-1936. Her current project looks at the encounter between western women and Chinese at a mission for prostitutes and destitute females, Encountering Hope: the Door of Hope Mission in Shanghai and Taipei. She has also written on Asian American history, the history of US-China trade, welfare and philanthropy, the Silk Road, and teaching about Asia. She has done extensive curriculum writing on Asia and regularly conducts teacher training related to Asia, from workshops and seminars to semester long courses and summer study tours to China and Japan.
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