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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807828103321

Autore

Breitenbach Esther

Titolo

Empire and Scottish society : the impact of foreign missions at home, c.1790 to c.1914 / / Esther Breitenbach

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2009

ISBN

0-7486-5348-1

1-282-70302-1

9786612703027

0-7486-3621-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Disciplina

306.6660941109034

941.108

Soggetti

Imperialism - Social aspects - Scotland - History - 19th century

Missions, Scottish - Influence

Missions, Scottish - Public opinion

Nationalism - Political aspects - Scotland - History - 19th century

Sex role - Social aspects - Scotland - History - 19th century

Scotland Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-213) and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; NOTE ON PLACE NAMES AND ABBREVIATIONS; 1 - INTRODUCTION; 2 - EMPIRE AND NATIONAL IDENTITY; 3 - EMPIRE AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANISATIONS; 4 - ENLIGHTENING THE HEATHEN IN RELIGIOUS TRUTH: THE SCOTTISH MISSIONARY MOVEMENT; 5 - 'MISSIONARY INTELLIGENCE' AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF IDENTITIES: RELIGION, RACE, GENDER AND CLASS; 6 - REMEMBERING AND REPRODUCING SCOTLAND: THE CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL IDENTITY; 7 - FROM 'MANIACS' TO THE 'BEST OF ITS MANHOOD': THE APPROPRIATION OF THE MISSIONARY AS SCOTTISH EMPIRE BUILDER; 8 - CONCLUSION; Appendix I - MISSIONARY PERIODICALS

Appendix II - MISSIONARIES' BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILSBIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX



Sommario/riassunto

An in depth study of the significance of Empire to Scots in the 19th Century