| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences |
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Brill Research Perspectives in Humanities and Social Sciences
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| Contents |
Protestant Children, Missions and Education in the British World -- Hugh Morrison -- Abstract -- Keywords -- Part 1. Introduction -- Part 2. Children's Missionary Support - The Educational Imperative -- Part 3. Children's Missionary Periodicals and Pedagogy -- Part 4. Children, Missions and Citizenship -- Part 5. Children, Missions and the 'Emotional Turn' -- Part 6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography |
| Summary |
At Christmas 1936, Presbyterian children in New Zealand raised over £400 for an x-ray machine in a south Chinese missionary hospital. From the early 1800s, thousands of children in the British world had engaged in similar activities, raising significant amounts of money to support missionary projects world-wide. But was money the most important thing? Hugh Morrison argues that children's education was a more important motive and outcome. This is the first book-length attempt to bring together evidence from across a range of British contexts. In particular it focuses on children's literature, the impact of imperialism and nationalism, and the role of emotions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Education -- Research -- United States
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Reading -- United States
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Education -- Research
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Reading
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2021915134 |
| ISBN |
9004503080 |
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9789004471030 |
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9004471030 |
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9789004503083 |
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