Growing up with God and Empire A Postcolonial Analysis of 'Missionary Kid' Memoirs |
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| Author:
| Vandrick, Stephanie |
| Series title: | Critical Language and Literacy Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78892-232-6 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2018 |
| Publisher: | Multilingual Matters
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $129.95USD $129.95 |
Book Description:
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This book analyzes the memoirs of 42 'missionary kids' - the children of North American Protestant missionaries in countries all over the world during the 20th century. It explores ways in which the missionary enterprise was part of the Western colonial enterprise, and ways in which a colonial mindset is unconsciously manifested in these memoirs.
This book analyzes the memoirs of 42 'missionary kids' - the children of North American Protestant missionaries in countries all over the world during the 20th century. It explores ways in which the missionary enterprise was part of the Western colonial enterprise, and ways in which a colonial mindset is unconsciously manifested in these memoirs.