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Trophies, relics and curios? : missionary heritage from Africa and the Pacific /

The British Missionary movement, which began in earnest in the early 19th century, was one of the most extraordinary movements of the last two centuries, radically transforming the lives of people in large parts of the globe, including in Europe itself. By exploring a range of artefacts, photographs...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Jacobs, Karen (Editor ), Knowles, Chantal (Editor ), Wingfield, Chris (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden [Netherlands] : Sidestone Press, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The British Missionary movement, which began in earnest in the early 19th century, was one of the most extraordinary movements of the last two centuries, radically transforming the lives of people in large parts of the globe, including in Europe itself. By exploring a range of artefacts, photographs and archival documents that have survived, or emerged from, these transformations, this volume sheds an oblique light on the histories of British Missionaries in Africa and the Pacific, and the ways in which their work is remembered in different parts of the world today. Short contributions describin.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:9789088902727
9088902720