The civilising mission and the English middle class, 1792-1850 : the 'heathen' at home and overseas / Alison Twells.

Explores the 19th-century home and overseas missionary and philanthropic movements, focusing on the roles of men and women, middle-class formation, and ideas of race and cultural difference. "The Civilising Mission and the English Middle Class traces the development of this movement, from its beginn...

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Main Author: Twells, Alison
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
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Physical Description:xiv, 353 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Variant Title:
Civilizing mission and the English middle class.
Format: Book