Good Citizens

by Greenlee, James G.; Johnston, Charles M.

• ISBN13: 9780773517998
• ISBN10: 0773517995
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-02-01
• Publisher: McGill Queens Univ

Summary

The authors examine the interaction of missionary organizations with local political powers and with their home government, arguing that in trying to decide which course of action to pursue, missionaries became knowledgeable students of imperial politics and the shifting state of international affairs. They show that leadership of British missionary societies was split between those who wanted to be treated without favouritism by the British government and those who had more aggressive expectations. In doing so they explore the pressures that contributed to the formation of imperial policy and perspective during a significant period of the evolution of the British empire.

Author Biography

James G. Greenlee is professor of history, Sir Wilfred Grenfell College, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Charles M. Johnston is professor emeritus of history, McMaster University.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xv
Origins of the Missionary Societies	xvii
Secretaries of British Missionary Societies	xx
Introduction	3	(3)
The Politics of Spiritual Free Trade	6	(33)
``God's Greater Britain''	39	(30)
Citizenship in Crisis I: The Boer War	69	(29)
Citizenship in Crisis II: The Boxer Rebellion	98	(22)
``Higher Citizenship''	120	(37)
Armageddon	157	(38)
Conclusion	195	(6)
Notes	201	(58)
Note on Sources	259	(8)
Index	267