Civilizing Missions

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction: Christian “Civilizing Missions” of the Past and Present

   1. Introduction: Christian “Civilizing Missions” of the Past and Present

      • Miwa Hirono

      Pages 1-18

3. Theory and History

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. “Civilizing Missions” and Ethnic Communities in China

      • Miwa Hirono

      Pages 21-41

   3. The Chinese State as a Civilizer of Ethnic Minorities: Civilization and Religion in Chinese History

      • Miwa Hirono

      Pages 43-72

   4. Evangelism and Its Unintended Consequences: Christian Missionaries in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries

      • Miwa Hirono

      Pages 73-95

4. Contemporary “Civilizing Missions?”

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 97-100

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   2. Christian Evangelism in a Tibetan Buddhist Community: The Jian Hua Foundation

      • Miwa Hirono

      Pages 101-129

   3. Presence Evangelism: The Salvation Army

      • Miwa Hirono

      Pages 131-162

   4. Secular Use of Local Religion: Oxfam Hong Kong

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      Pages 163-190

   5. Conclusion

      • Miwa Hirono

      Pages 191-208

5. Back Matter

   Pages 209-262

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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 perspective based on a rich array of historical, ethnographical, and empirical sources.

• army
• China
• conflict
• interaction
• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
• religion
• state

"This book is original and innovative. It takes an important and topical theme which has become very popular within a range of disciplines, and takes the time and effort to see whether it can be applied in the Chinese context, and how that application might cause the disciplines to rethink their stance toward the general theme." - Dr Anthony J. Langlois, Senior Lecturer, School of Political and International Studies, Flinders University

MIWA HIRONO teaches at the Department of International Relations at The Australian National University, Australia where she was awarded a Ph.D. in International Relations.

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