Imperial Fault Lines: Christianity and Colonial Power in India, 1818-1940 SYNOPSIS
When 19th century British missionaries from the Church Missionary Society (CMS) went to the Punjabﾽnow encompassing much of northwest India and northern Pakistan, they experienced culture shock and contradictory impulses. Based on study of the narratives of successive CMS waves classified as being: imperialist but marginal by virtue of being largely female, unwittingly imperialist about supposedly neutral values, or defensively providentialist, Cox (history, U. of Iowa) traces their attitudes toward imperialism, strategies to win Indian souls, advocacy of oppressed workers' rights, and marginalization of women in these colonial institution-building efforts. Includes substantial reference material. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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When 19th century British missionaries from the Church Missionary Society (CMS) went to the Punjabnow encompassing much of northwest India and northern Pakistan, they experienced culture shock and contradictory impulses. Based on study of the narratives of successive CMS waves classified as being: imperialist but marginal by virtue of being largely female, unwittingly imperialist about supposedly neutral values, or defensively providentialist, Cox (history, U. of Iowa) traces their attitudes toward imperialism, strategies to win Indian souls, advocacy of oppressed workers' rights, and marginalization of women in these colonial institution-building efforts. Includes substantial reference material. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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