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Welsh Missionaries and British Imperialism

The Empire of Clouds in North-East India

  • Paperback
  • 336 pages
  • Publisher: Manchester University Press
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

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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, available in paperback for the first time, 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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  • Author

    Andrew May

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Manchester University Press

  • Published

    December 2015

  • Weight

    523g

  • Page Count

    336

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780719099977

  • ISBN-10

    0719099978

  • Eden Code

    4356558

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