Welsh Missionaries and British Imperialism

The Empire of Clouds in North-East India

By:

Andrew May

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Hardback

Series:

Studies in imperialism

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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 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. -- .

Author Biography:

Andrew J. May is Associate Professor of History in the School of Historical and Philosophical Studies at the University of Melbourne -- .

Release date Australia

November 1st, 2012

Author

Andrew May

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Illustrations

1 maps

Pages

312

Series

Studies in imperialism

Dimensions

156x234x33

ISBN-13

9780719080357

Product ID

20726995

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