Religion versus empire?: British Protestant missionaries and overseas expansion, 1700-1914

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Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction 1. Missionary practice and precedents, 1701-1789 2. The reorganisation of missionary enterprise, 1790-1812 3. Missions, governments and empire: the terms of engagement, 1800-1830 4. Missionary religion and secular influences: Christianity, commerce and civilisation, 1800-1830 5. International networks in the missionary movement, 1815-1850 6. The new wave: Missionary expansion and plans for the future, 1834-1850 7. Missionary goals, colonial experience, and the waning of enthusiasm, 1850-1870 8. New directions: the challenge of 'faith missions', China and Islam 9. Missionary traditions, 1860-1895: adaptations and consequences (1) 10. Missionary traditions, 1860-1895: adaptations and consequences (2) 11. Beyond the centeneries: missions versus empire, 1890-1914 12. Conclusion: the 'anti' imperialism' of missions? Select bibliography