Andrew May

Gebundenes Buch

Welsh missionaries and British imperialism

The Empire of Clouds in north-east India

Beschreibung

This book follows Thomas Jones, the first Welsh missionary from rural Wales to Cherrapunji, now one of the most Christianised parts of India. It foregrounds broader political, scientific, racial and military ideologies that mobilised the Khasi Hills into an interconnected network of imperial control.

Autor

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

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 734g
• ISBN-13: 9780719080357
• ISBN-10: 0719080355
• Artikelnr.: 36125224