{"product_id":"blood-ground-9780773534537","title":"Blood Ground","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLooks at the complex relationship between the Khoekhoe, the British empire, and the London Missionary Society in the Cape Colony in southern Africa at a time of intense conflict during which disparate groups competed to mobilize Christianity for their own political ends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Masterful, well-researched and incredibly detailed ... a truly thought provoking read, accessible across a number of disciplines.\" H-SAfrica \"Subtle, very well-grounded in the sources, even-handed, well-argued, unpretentious, pleasantly written and in short, an intellectual treat. Read it.\" Studies in Religion \"[the author's] diligent research immensely enriches our understanding of missionary politics.\" American Historical Review \"This is an outstanding work of careful scholarship ... Elbourne demonstrates a clear mastery of archival and secondary sources while drawing widely and deftly on the best that contemporary historical forms have to offer. The result is a richly-textured book that affords us a balanced work of synthesis.\" James Greenlee, co-author of Good Citizens: British Missionaries and Imperial States, 1870-1918","brand":"McGill-Queen's University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151115153751,"sku":"9780773534537","price":31.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/blood-ground-9780773534537","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}