Directions in Scholarship on American Women and Protestant Foreign Mission: Debates Over "Cultural Imperialism"

This essay argues that scholarship on American women missionaries is at the forefront of reconceptualized visions of U.S. women’s history, the history of U.S. foreign relations and the boundaries of U.S. history. In the heyday of Protestant foreign mission in the 19th and early 20th century, women m...

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Autore principale: Shemo, Connie Anne (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: 2012
In: History compass
Anno: 2012, Volume: 10, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 270-283
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