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Brett Christophers - Positioning the Missionary: John Booth Good and the Confluence of Cultures in Nineteenth-Century British Columbia - 9780774806541 - V9780774806541
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Positioning the Missionary: John Booth Good and the Confluence of Cultures in Nineteenth-Century British Columbia

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Description for Positioning the Missionary: John Booth Good and the Confluence of Cultures in Nineteenth-Century British Columbia Hardback. This book examines Anglican missionary work in nineteenth-century British Columbia at several scales: the local ethnographic literature; histories of contact and conflict in mainland B.C. from the early nineteenth century; the theology and sociology of mission; and the recent critical literature on European colonialism. Num Pages: 200 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; HBJK; HBLL; HBTQ; HBTR; HRCX7; JFC; JFSL9. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 449.

Positioning the Missionary examines Anglican missionary work in nineteenth-century British Columbia. Its chief protagonists are John Booth Good, an agent of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, and the Nlha7kapmx poeple of southwestern B.C. Asking why the Nkha7kapmx embraced Good, how he sought to evangelize and civilize them, and how they responded, it situates Good's mission at several scales: the local ethnographic literature; histories of contact and conflict in mainland B.C. from the early nineteenth century; the theology and sociology of mission; and the recent critical literature on European colonialism.

Christophers rethinks mission work in the light of contemporary ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774806541
SKU
V9780774806541
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Brett Christophers
Brett Christophers studied in the Department of Geography at the University of British Columbia. He now lives in London, England.

Reviews for Positioning the Missionary: John Booth Good and the Confluence of Cultures in Nineteenth-Century British Columbia
Important contribution to the growing literature on culture contact and conflict between Native societies and European settlers .. Christophers is careful to expand understanding of the contexts that had bearing on Good's mission, and one learns much about Nlha7kapmx life and the impact of European contact.
L.H. Hoyle
Choice
A thoughtful contribution to the vexed study of ... Read more

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