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Book SynopsisThe only book to analyse the general relationships between Protestant missions and imperial Expansion in modern British history to 1914. A monumental book that draws extensively on the enormous range of literature represented by imperial history, religious history, and areas studies from the Far East to the Caribbean. -- .
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Introduction
1. Missionary practice and precedents, 1701-1789
2. The reorganisation of missionary enterprise, 1790-1812
3. Missions, governments and empire: the terms of engagement, 1800-1830
4. Missionary religion and secular influences: Christianity, commerce and civilisation, 1800-1830
5. International networks in the missionary movement, 1815-1850
6. The new wave: Missionary expansion and plans for the future, 1834-1850
7. Missionary goals, colonial experience, and the waning of enthusiasm, 1850-1870
8. New directions: the challenge of 'faith missions', China and Islam
9. Missionary traditions, 1860-1895: adaptations and consequences (1)
10. Missionary traditions, 1860-1895: adaptations and consequences (2)
11. Beyond the centeneries: missions versus empire, 1890-1914
12. Conclusion: the 'anti' imperialism' of missions?
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