Title Missionary imperialists? : missionaries, government and the growth of the British Empire in the Tropics1860-1885 / John H. Darch ; foreword by Timothy Yates

Published Milton Keynes : Paternoster, 2009

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Description xxii, 279 pages ; 23 cm Series Studies in Christian history and thought Studies in Christian history and thought. Contents Missions and missionaries in the mid-Victorian era -- Missionaries as humanitarians? : opposition to the recruitment of indentured labour for Queensland -- Missionary involvement in the annexation of Fiji -- The role of missionaries in the events leading to the establishment of a British protectorate in Papua New Guinea -- The propsed cession of the Gambia to France -- Missions and the growth of British power in Lagos and Yorubaland -- The aftermath of slavery in East and Central Africa -- Conclusion: Incidental imperialists : missionary influence on the growth of Empire Analysis Great Britain - Colonies - Tropics Missionaries - Tropics Missions, British - History - 19th century Religion and politics - Great Britain - History - 19th century Religion and politics - Tropics - History - 19th century Notes Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D)--University of Wales Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-269) and index Subject Imperialism. Missionaries -- Tropics. Religion and politics -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century. Religion and politics -- Tropics -- History -- 19th century. SUBJECT United Kingdom -- Colonies http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056632 -- Tropics. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138064 ISBN 9781842275603 (hbk.)

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