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Autore |
Oddie Geoffrey A. <1932-> |
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Titolo |
Missionaries, rebellion and proto-nationalism : James Long of Bengal 1814-87 / / Geoffrey A. Oddie |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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1-315-02728-3 |
1-136-80989-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (280 p.) |
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Collana |
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London Studies on South Asia ; ; 16 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Missionaries - India - Bengal |
Protestant churches - Missions - India - Bengal - History - 19th century |
Electronic books. |
India Politics and government 1857-1919 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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First published in 1999 by Curzon Press. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1 The Making of a Missionary, 1814-1840; 2 Bengal: Years of Transition, 1840-1850; 3 Emily Orme, Marriage and Life at Thakurpukur; 4 Vernacular Education, 1850-1861; 5 The Indigenous Churches and the Problems of Growth, 1850-1861; 6 Vernacular Literature, Intellectual and Social Activities, 1850-1861; 7 The Indigo Planting Controversy, 1850-1860; 8 The Aftermath; Nil Darpan, Trial and Imprisonment; Reactions to the Nil Darpan Case; 9 Last Years in Bengal, 1865-1872 |
10 To Russia With Love, 1863-187611 Long, Missionaries and Orientalism; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Rev. James Long was one of the most remarkable Protestant missionaries working in India in the nineteenth century. Sent to Calcutta at the age of 22 in 1840, he devoted his life to representing what he passionately believed were the best interests of the forgotten poor and oppressed among the Bengali population. Long was a central figure in the indigo planting controversy of 1861 and suffered imprisonment as a result. His memory is revered even today in modern |
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India, where his contribution to the development of Bengali vernacular education, literature, history, and sociology is highly rega |
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