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Palgrave Macmillan

Civilizing Missions

International Religious Agencies in China

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  • © 2008

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Part of the book series: Culture and Religion in International Relations (CRIR)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Introduction: Christian “Civilizing Missions” of the Past and Present

  2. Contemporary “Civilizing Missions?”

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About this book

By comparing the role and influence of early Christian missionaries with those of Christian NGOs today, this book critically assesses the idea of a Christian 'civilizing mission' within the context of China. It provides a local, non-Han perspective based on a rich array of historical, ethnographical, and empirical sources.

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"This book is original and innovative. It takes an important and topical theme which has become very popular within a range of disciplines, and takes the time and effort to see whether it can be applied in the Chinese context, and how that application might cause the disciplines to rethink their stance toward the general theme." - Dr Anthony J. Langlois, Senior Lecturer, School of Political and International Studies, Flinders University

About the author

MIWA HIRONO teaches at the Department of International Relations at The Australian National University, Australia where she was awarded a Ph.D. in International Relations.

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