Protestant Missionary Children''s Lives, C.1870-1950 - Empire, Religion and Emotion

Protestant missionary children were uniquely 'empire citizens' through their experiences of living in empire and in religiously formed contexts. This book examines their lives through the related lenses of parental, institutional and child narratives. To do so it draws on histories of childhood and of emotions, using a range of sources including oral history. It argues that missionary children were doubly shaped by parents' concerns and institutional policy responses. At the same time children saw their own lives as both 'ordinary' and 'complicated'. Literary representations boosted adult narratives. Empire provided a complex space in which these children navigated their way between the expectations of two, if not three, different cultures. The focus is on a range of settings and on the early twentieth century. Therefore, the book offers a complex and comparative picture of missionary children's lives.

Info autore

Hugh Morrison is Associate Professor of Education at The University of Otago/Otakou Whakaihu Waka, New Zealand

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Hugh Morrison
• Editore: Manchester University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 20.01.2026
• EAN: 9781526194848
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-9484-8
• Pagine: 272
• Serie: Studies in Imperialism
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Età moderna fino al 1918; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, 20th Century, EDUCATION / History, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, c 1800 to c 1900, Christian mission & evangelism, History of Religion, History of Education, Later 19th century c 1850 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, Early 20th century c 1900 to c 1950, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches