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Welsh Missionaries and British Imperialism - The Empire of Clouds in North-East India (Paperback)
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Welsh Missionaries and British Imperialism - The Empire of Clouds in North-East India (Paperback)
Series: Studies in Imperialism
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In 1841, the Welsh sent their first missionary, Thomas Jones, to
evangelise the tribal peoples of the Khasi Hills of north-east
India. This book, available in paperback for the first time,
follows Jones from rural Wales to Cherrapunji, the wettest place on
earth and now one of the most Christianised parts of India. As
colonised colonisers, the Welsh were to have a profound impact on
the culture and beliefs of the Khasis. The book also foregrounds
broader political, scientific, racial and military ideologies that
mobilised the Khasi Hills into an interconnected network of
imperial control. Its themes are universal: crises of authority,
the loneliness of geographical isolation, sexual scandal, greed and
exploitation, personal and institutional dogma, individual and
group morality. Written by a direct descendant of Thomas Jones, it
makes a significant contribution in orienting the scholarship of
imperialism to a much-neglected corner of India, and will appeal to
students of the British imperial experience more broadly. -- .
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