colonialism, missions, and the contest for Christianity in the Cape Colony and Britain, 1799-1853Elbourne, Elizabeth.creatortextbibliographyElectronic books.qucMontrealMcGill-Queen's University Press2002monographiceng

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1 online resource (499 p., [20] p. of plates) : ill., maps, ports."Elbourne shows that while the Khoekhoe used Christianity as a tool to combat aspects of colonialism, throughout the nineteenth century there were broad shifts in the relationship of missions to colonialism as the British missionary movement became less internationalist, more respectable, and more emblematic of the British imperial project. She argues that it is symptomatic of the ambiguities of this relationship that many Christian Khoekhoe ultimately rebelled against the South African colony. Across the white settler empire missionaries brokered bargains - rights in exchange for cultural change, for example - that brought Aboriginal peoples within the aegis of empire but, ultimately, were only partially and ambiguously fulfilled."--Jacket.Prelude: James Read and History -- "The Lord Is Seen to Ride on the Whirlwind": Protestant Evangelicalism in the 1790s -- Terms of Encounter: Graaff-Reinet, the Khoekhoe, and the South African LMS at the Turn of the Nineteenth Century -- War, Conversion, and the Politics of Interpretation -- Khoisan Uses of Christianity -- The Rise and Fall of Bethelsdorp Radicalism under the British, 1806-17 -- The Political Uses of Africa Remade: The Passage of Ordinance 50 -- "On Probation As Free Citizens": Poverty and Politics in the 1830s -- Rethinking Liberalism -- "Our Church for Ourselves" -- Rebellion and Its Aftermath.Elizabeth Elbourne.Includes bibliographical references (p. [451]-489) and index.f-sa---London Missionary SocietyHistory19th centuryKhoikhoi (African people)History19th centuryKhoikhois (African people)MissionsMissions, BritishSouth AfricaCape of Good HopeHistory19th centuryCape of Good Hope (South Africa)Politics and government1795-1872Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)History1795-1872Great BritainColoniesAfricaLondon Missionary SocietyHistoire19e siècleKhoi-Khoi (Peuple d'Afrique)Histoire19e siècleMissions britanniquesAfrique du SudLe Cap (Province)Histoire19e siècleLe Cap (Afrique du Sud : Province)Politique et gouvernement1785-1872Le Cap (Afrique du Sud : Province)Histoire1795-1872Grande-BretagneColoniesAfriqueHottentottenLondon Missionary SocietyZendingsgenootschappenKolonialismeLondoner Mission.KolonialismusMissionGroßbritannienKapprovinzKhoikhoinHISTORY / Africa / South / GeneralHISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa Geschichte 1799-1853. swd DT1768.K56 E53 2002eb968.7/004961Elbourne, Elizabeth.Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2002(DLC) 2004445612(OCoLC)48242418Series two9780773569454 (electronic bk.)0773569456 (electronic bk.)http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=403802http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/2004445612-b.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1001/2004445612-d.htmlhttp://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e4i6-aahttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=403802http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1002/2004445612-b.htmlhttp://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1001/2004445612-d.htmlhttp://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0e4i6-aaN$T11121520200709055430.0ocn768446400