Welsh Missionaries and British Imperialism: The Empire of Clouds in North-East India

By Andrew May

Book Overview

This book follows Thomas Jones, the first Welsh missionary from rural Wales to Cherrapunji, now one of the most Christianised parts of India. It foregrounds broader political, scientific, racial and military ideologies that mobilised the Khasi Hills into an interconnected network of imperial control.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719099978
• ISBN13: 9780719099977
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"