Missionary Writing and Empire, 1800-1860

(Part of the Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture Series)

by Anna Johnston

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Anna Johnston analyses missionary writing under the aegis of the British Empire. Johnston argues that missionaries occupied ambiguous positions in colonial cultures, caught between imperial and religious interests. She maps out this position through an examination of texts published by missionaries of the largest, most influential nineteenth-century evangelical institution, the London Missionary Society. These texts provide a fascinating commentary...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521049555

ISBN13:9780521049559

Release Date:December 2007

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:0.91 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Religion Religion & Spirituality

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