Andrew May

Welsh missionaries and British imperialism (eBook, PDF)

The Empire of Clouds in north-east India

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Produktbeschreibung

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 scandal, greed and exploitation, personal and institutional dogma, individual and group morality. Written by a direct descendant of Thomas Jones, it makes a significant contribution in orienting the scholarship of imperialism to a much-neglected corner of India, and will appeal to students of the British imperial experience more broadly.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Zando
• Seitenzahl: 312
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781526118752
• Artikelnr.: 60361928

Autorenporträt

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

Inhaltsangabe

General editor's introduction Prologue Introduction Part I Preparations 1.
Some kind of preacher 2. Voyaging: two places at once 3. Networks and
precursors Part II The flag on the mountain 4. Drawing the frontier 5. The
tranquillity of the borders 6. The richest collections 7. Creatures of a
day: Christian soldiers Part III The work on the Hills 8. The banner of the
cross 9. Cultural transactions: the letter and the gift 10. Intimacy and
transgression Part IV The borderlands of law and belief 11. The pen and the
sabre 12. The refulgent cross and the heathen carnival 13. The country is
ours Conclusion Epilogue Bibliography Index