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Presents an innovative argument for the significance of missionaries’ familial relations in the philosophy, conduct and outcomes of mission work during the nineteenth century.

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This expertly researched and well-written book forces us to rethink the importance of family and marriage to missionary history and will be valuable to scholars of many disciplines., Jessica Thurlow, Aurora University, Journal of British Studes, Vol 54/Issue 1/Jan 15/ pp236-237, 16 January 2015|...rich, highly readable, and detailed., Alison Fletcher, Juniata College, The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 87, No. 2 (June 2015), pp. 435-437, 1 June 2015 -- .

Table of Contents

General Editor's introduction
1. Introduction
2. The rise and fall of the missionary wife
3. Missionary marriage
4. The missionary family
5. Missionary mothers and fathers
6. Missionary children
7. Epilogue: Second-generation missionaries
8. Conclusion
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

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      Publisher: Manchester University Press
      Publication Date: 2/28/2015 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780719096709, 978-0719096709
      ISBN10: 0719096707

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Presents an innovative argument for the significance of missionaries’ familial relations in the philosophy, conduct and outcomes of mission work during the nineteenth century.

      Trade Review
      This expertly researched and well-written book forces us to rethink the importance of family and marriage to missionary history and will be valuable to scholars of many disciplines., Jessica Thurlow, Aurora University, Journal of British Studes, Vol 54/Issue 1/Jan 15/ pp236-237, 16 January 2015|...rich, highly readable, and detailed., Alison Fletcher, Juniata College, The Journal of Modern History, Vol. 87, No. 2 (June 2015), pp. 435-437, 1 June 2015 -- .

      Table of Contents

      General Editor's introduction
      1. Introduction
      2. The rise and fall of the missionary wife
      3. Missionary marriage
      4. The missionary family
      5. Missionary mothers and fathers
      6. Missionary children
      7. Epilogue: Second-generation missionaries
      8. Conclusion
      Appendix
      Bibliography
      Index

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