Missionaries and a Hindu State: Travancore 1858-1936

By Kōji Kawashima

This book examines the state-building process of Travancore and its relations with Christian missionaries and British paramountcy. It investigates the nature of the 'Hindu State', the relationship between missionaries and imperialism, education and medicine, and caste and communal policies of the state.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195643186
• ISBN13: 9780195643183
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.8" x 5.5"