Christian missionaries and the creation of Northern Rhodesia, 1880-1924 / Robert I. Rotberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rotberg, Robert I., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Missions--Zambia.

Missions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (263 p.)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1965.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A study of the contribution made by Christian missionaries to the formation of Northern Rhodesia based on firsthand information and study by the author, who has visited nearly every mission station in Northern Rhodesia, consulted missionary diaries, journals, and records.Originally published in 1965.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Illustrations

Chapter I. The Occupation of Northern Rhodesia

Chapter II. The Introduction of Western Ideas: A New Dialogue

Chapter III. Christian Authority and Secular Power

Chapter IV. Reinforcements: The Strengthening of Western Influence

Chapter V. The Growth of a Secular Initiative

Chapter VI. The Beginnings of an Educational System

Chapter VII. Social Change and the Encouragement of an Indigenous Church

Chapter VIII: Epilogue

Appendices

Appendix I: A Chronological Account

Appendix II: The Missionaries as Missionaries

Appendix III: Some Missionary Biographical Sketches

Appendix IV: An Essay on the Sources

Appendix V. A Select Bibliography of Published Materials

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-65107-8

1-4008-7614-1

OCLC:

967532866