Civilizing Missions International Religious Agencies in China

By comparing the role and influence of early Christian missionaries with those of Christian NGOs today, this book critically assesses the idea of a Christian 'civilizing mission' within the context of China. It provides a local, non-Han perspect

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CIVILIZING MISSIONS

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Miwa Hirono

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Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN-13: 978–0–230–60897–9 ISBN-10: 0–230–60897–3 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hirono, Miwa. Civilizing missions : international religious agencies in China / Miwa Hirono. p. cm.—(Culture and religion in international relations) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–230–60897–3 1. Missions—China. 2. Missions—Theory I. Title. BV3415.2.H57 2008 266.00951—dc22

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