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Sajal Nag

UPRISING : colonial state, Christian missionaries, and anti-slavery movement in North-East India (1908-1954) / - 1 - New Delhi Oxford 2017/01/01 - 403 - Online access with subscription: University Press scholarship online (Oxford scholarship online) .

Summary:
This text focuses on the confrontation between the colonialists and evangelists over the issue of slavery in the north-eastern part of the British empire in India. Written in the form of a narrative, integrating historical analysis, this work brings out the immense historical significance of this conflict as it exemplified not only the contradictions between the colonial state and the missionary institutions but also the impact of modernization on the colonized population.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 376-391) and index.

ISBN: 9780199460892 (hardback) 0199460892 (hardback)

Source: Gifted RRLF

LCCN: 2015515443

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Missions
Missions -- India -- History -- 20th century.
Slavery
India, Northeastern
Evangelistic work
Antislavery movements--History.--India, Northeastern--History.--India, Northeastern--History.--India, Northeastern

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
India, Northeastern--Church history.

Dewey Class. No.: 266.009541 / SAJ