Welsh missionaries and British imperialism
The Empire of Clouds in north-east India
In 1841, the Welsh sent their first missionary, Thomas Jones, to evangelise the tribal peoples of the Khasi Hills of north-east India. This book follows Jones from rural Wales to Cherrapunji, the wettest place on earth and now one of the most Christianised parts of India. As colonised colonisers, the Welsh were to have a profound impact on the culture and beliefs of the Khasis. The book also foregrounds broader political, scientific, racial and military ideologies that mobilised the Khasi Hills into an interconnected network of imperial control. Its themes are universal: crises of authority, the loneliness of geographical isolation, sexual sc…
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- ISBN: 978-1-5261-1875-2
- EAN: 9781526118752
- Produktnummer: 34870508
- Verlag: Bonnier Publishing Fiction
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
- Seitenangabe: 312 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 13'421 KB
- Abbildungen: Illustrations, black & white-Maps
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