Blood Ground
Colonialism, Missions, and the Contest for Christianity in the Cape Colony and Britain, 1799-1853
Format:Paperback
Publisher:McGill-Queen's University Press
Published:11th Sep '08
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Looks at the complex relationship between the Khoekhoe, the British empire, and the London Missionary Society in the Cape Colony in southern Africa at a time of intense conflict during which disparate groups competed to mobilize Christianity for their own political ends.An incisive history of the role of Christianity in linking, constraining, and changing the lives of the peoples of South Africa in the early nineteenth century.
"Masterful, well-researched and incredibly detailed ... a truly thought provoking read, accessible across a number of disciplines." H-SAfrica "Subtle, very well-grounded in the sources, even-handed, well-argued, unpretentious, pleasantly written and in short, an intellectual treat. Read it." Studies in Religion "[the author's] diligent research immensely enriches our understanding of missionary politics." American Historical Review "This is an outstanding work of careful scholarship ... Elbourne demonstrates a clear mastery of archival and secondary sources while drawing widely and deftly on the best that contemporary historical forms have to offer. The result is a richly-textured book that affords us a balanced work of synthesis." James Greenlee, co-author of Good Citizens: British Missionaries and Imperial States, 1870-1918
ISBN: 9780773534537
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 790g
532 pages