Protestant missionary children's lives, c.1870-1950 : empire, religion and emotion / Hugh Morrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrison, Hugh Douglas, author.

Series:

Studies in Imperialism Series

Studies in Imperialism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of missionaries.

Children of missionaries--In literature.

Children of missionaries--Political aspects.

Protestant churches--Missions--History--19th century.

Protestant churches.

Protestant churches--Missions--History--20th century.

Great Britain--Colonies.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 251 pages) : illustrations, charts; digital file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2024.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

data file

Biography/History:

Hugh Morrison is Associate Professor of Education at the University of Otago.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Front matter

Dedication

Contents

Figures and tables

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations

Introduction

1 Public representations

2 Parental narratives

3 Institutional narratives

4 Children’s and young people’s narratives

5 Children’s and young people’s narratives

6 Private navigations

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher-supplied metadata and e-publication viewed on March 15, 2024.

ISBN:

9781526156792

1526156792

OCLC:

1436432747