‘Not Quite Gentlemen’: an Examination of ‘Middling Class’ Protestant Missionaries from Britain, c. 1850–1900

Many missionaries in the nineteenth century came from the lower middle and artisan classes. From this two deductions have been drawn. Firstly, it has been pointed out that these were the social origins of many of the most dynamic and discontented elements of Victorian society, for example, trade uni...

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Main Author: Williams, C. P. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1980
In: The journal of ecclesiastical history
Year: 1980, Volume: 31, Issue: 3, Pages: 301-315
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