03138oam 2200601I 450 991046402780332120170821191828.01-315-02728-31-136-80989-910.4324/9781315027289 (CKB)2670000000529528(EBL)1645430(SSID)ssj0001212378(PQKBManifestationID)11691190(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001212378(PQKBWorkID)11225457(PQKB)10995979(MiAaPQ)EBC1645430(OCoLC)958105995(EXLCZ)99267000000052952820180706d20131999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMissionaries, rebellion and proto-nationalism James Long of Bengal 1814-87 /Geoffrey A. OddieLondon ;New York :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (280 p.)London Studies on South Asia ;16First published in 1999 by Curzon Press.1-138-98125-7 0-7007-1028-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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, 1865-187210 To Russia With Love, 1863-187611 Long, Missionaries and Orientalism; Notes; Bibliography; IndexThe 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 India, where his contribution to the development of Bengali vernacular education, literature, history, and sociology is highly regaLondon studies on South Asia ;16.MissionariesIndiaBengalBiographyProtestant churchesMissionsIndiaBengalHistory19th centuryIndiaPolitics and government1857-1919Electronic books.MissionariesProtestant churchesMissionsHistory954.035Oddie Geoffrey A.1932-977251MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464027803321Missionaries, rebellion and proto-nationalism2226181UNINA