Beyond the legacy of the missionaries and East Indians: the impact of the Presbyterian church in the Caribbean
"In Beyond the Legacy of the Missionaries and East Indians Jerome Teelucksingh intends to establish a revisionist perspective of the role of the Presbyterian Church in Trinidad in the enlightenment of the society, especially the faster rate of social mobility achieved by the Indo-Caribbean dias...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Buch |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Veröffentlicht: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
2020
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| In: |
Caribbean series (volume 36)
Jahr: 2020 |
| Schriftenreihe/Zeitschrift: | Caribbean series
volume 36 |
| normierte Schlagwort(-folgen): | B
Westindien
/ Kanada
/ Presbyterianer
/ Mission
/ Geschichte
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| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Presbyterian Church
Missions (Trinidad and Tobago)
History
B East Indians Education (Trinidad and Tobago) |
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| Parallele Ausgabe: | Erscheint auch als: Beyond the legacy of the missionaries and East Indians: the impact of the Presbyterian church in the Caribbean. - Leiden Boston: BRILL, 2020 |
| Zusammenfassung: | "In Beyond the Legacy of the Missionaries and East Indians Jerome Teelucksingh intends to establish a revisionist perspective of the role of the Presbyterian Church in Trinidad in the enlightenment of the society, especially the faster rate of social mobility achieved by the Indo-Caribbean diaspora in the post-World War 1 era. Additionally, the Presbyterian Church in the Caribbean provided the vital human and financial resources needed to champion the elevation of Indian women. By simultaneously providing a formal education whilst assisting the poor and oppressed, the Canadian missionaries and locally-trained persons played a pivotal role in the colonial society"-- |
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| Physische Details: | 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 214 Seiten), Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-41708-3 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004417083 |
