Protestant Missionary Children's Lives, C.1870-1950: Empire, Religion and Emotion

Protestant Missionary Children's Lives, C.1870-1950

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Protestant Missionary Children's Lives, C.1870-1950: Empire, Religion and Emotion

Protestant Missionary Children's Lives, C.1870-1950

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Protestant missionary children were uniquely 'empire citizens' through their experiences of living in empire and in religiously formed contexts. This book examines their lives through the related lenses of parental, institutional and child narratives. To do so it draws on histories of childhood and of emotions, using a range of sources including oral history. It argues that missionary children were doubly shaped by parents' concerns and institutional policy responses. At the same time children saw their own lives as both 'ordinary' and 'complicated'. Literary representations boosted adult narratives. Empire provided a complex space in which these children navigated their way between the expectations of two, if not three, different cultures. The focus is on a range of settings and on the early twentieth century. Therefore, the book offers a complex and comparative picture of missionary children's lives.

Book Details

ISBN
9781526194848
Binding
Paperback
Authors
Hugh Morrison
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Published Date
January 20, 2026
Language
English
Pages
272
Physical Info
0.56 in H x 9.21 in L x 6.14 in W (0.83 lb)

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