Henrietta Harrison is professor of modern Chinese studies at Oxford University. Among her books are The Man Awakened from Dreams: One Man's Life in a North China Village, 1857-1942 and The Making of the Republican Citizen: Ceremonies and Symbols in China.

"[A] splendid book... It's fascinating to see how Catholic Christianity became fully integrated into the life of [a Chinese] village." Christian Century "Harrison's deep familiarilty with China allows her to see connections between her specific narrative and the bigger thread of how China has been confronted with the outside world for the past two centuries. More than most other books I've read on China in recent years, it's one that rings true..." -- Ian Johnson The New York Review of Books "This outstanding study of Cave Gully Catholics is a breath of fresh air ... Meritoriously researched and easily accessible, The Missionary's Curse should appeal to anyone interested in the intersection of faith and culture, religion and politics, and gender and patriarchy in China." -- Joseph Tse-Hei Lee China Information "There is no book on Chinese Christianity quite like this absorbing and thought-provoking study." -- Ryan Dunch Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies

Henrietta Harrison is professor of modern Chinese studies at Oxford University. Among her books are The Man Awakened from Dreams: One Man's Life in a North China Village, 1857-1942 and The Making of the Republican Citizen: Ceremonies and Symbols in China.

"[A] splendid book... It's fascinating to see how Catholic Christianity became fully integrated into the life of [a Chinese] village." Christian Century "Harrison's deep familiarilty with China allows her to see connections between her specific narrative and the bigger thread of how China has been confronted with the outside world for the past two centuries. More than most other books I've read on China in recent years, it's one that rings true..." -- Ian Johnson The New York Review of Books "This outstanding study of Cave Gully Catholics is a breath of fresh air ... Meritoriously researched and easily accessible, The Missionary's Curse should appeal to anyone interested in the intersection of faith and culture, religion and politics, and gender and patriarchy in China." -- Joseph Tse-Hei Lee China Information "There is no book on Chinese Christianity quite like this absorbing and thought-provoking study." -- Ryan Dunch Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies

Henrietta Harrison is professor of modern Chinese studies at Oxford University. Among her books are The Man Awakened from Dreams: One Man's Life in a North China Village, 1857-1942 and The Making of the Republican Citizen: Ceremonies and Symbols in China.

"[A] splendid book... It's fascinating to see how Catholic Christianity became fully integrated into the life of [a Chinese] village." Christian Century "Harrison's deep familiarilty with China allows her to see connections between her specific narrative and the bigger thread of how China has been confronted with the outside world for the past two centuries. More than most other books I've read on China in recent years, it's one that rings true..." -- Ian Johnson The New York Review of Books "This outstanding study of Cave Gully Catholics is a breath of fresh air ... Meritoriously researched and easily accessible, The Missionary's Curse should appeal to anyone interested in the intersection of faith and culture, religion and politics, and gender and patriarchy in China." -- Joseph Tse-Hei Lee China Information "There is no book on Chinese Christianity quite like this absorbing and thought-provoking study." -- Ryan Dunch Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies