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Andrew J. May

Welsh Missionaries and British Imperialism: The Empire of Clouds in North-East India

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In 1841, the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Foreign Missionary Society sent its first missionary to evangelise amongst the tribal peoples of the Khasi Hills of north-east India. As a history of the Welsh as agents of imperialism, this book follows Thomas 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 language, culture and beliefs of the Khasi people. As well as being a study of the early decades of missionary intervention, this book also foregrounds broader political, scientific, racial and military id… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-7190-9997-7
  • EAN: 9780719099977
  • Produktnummer: 20941216
  • Verlag: Manchester Univ Pr
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
  • Seitenangabe: 336 S.
  • Masse: H23.4 cm x B15.6 cm x D1.9 cm 546 g
  • Gewicht: 546

Über den Autor


Andrew J. May is Professor of History in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne

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