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Colonialism & imperialismAugust 2004Religion Versus Empire?
British Protestant missionaries and overseas expansion, 1700–1914
by Andrew Porter
This is the only book that addresses the relations between religion, Protestant missions, and empire building, linking together all three fields of studyby taking as its starting point the early eighteenth century Anglican initiatives in colonial North America and the Caribbean. It considers how the early societies of the 1790s built on this inheritance, and extended their own interests to the Pacific, India, the Far East, and Africa. Fluctuations in the vigour and commitment of the missions, changing missionary theologies, and the emergence of alternative missionary strategies, are all examined for their impact on imperial expansion. Other themes include the international character of the missionary movement, Christianity's encounter with Islam, and major figures such as David Livingstone, the state and politics, and humanitarianism, all of which are viewed in a fresh light. This monumental study shows that the missionary movement had a far more complex and ambiguous relationship with the Empire than has previously been thought, and will be widely welcomed by students and scholars of imperial history and the history of religion.
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Literature & Literary StudiesMay 2014Making and unmaking in early modern English drama
by Chloe Porter
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1991Nationale Wettbewerbsvorteile
Erfolgreich konkurrieren auf dem Weltmarkt
by Porter, Michael E / Englisch Riehl, Wolfgang
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January 1998Pollyanna - ein Waisenkind in Amerika
Arena Kinderbuch-Klassiker
by Porter, Eleanor H / Illustriert von Krautmann, Milada
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January 1990L'épistolarité à travers les siècles
Geste de Communication et/ou d’écriture
by Bossis, Mireille / Überarbeitet von Porter, Charles A.
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February 2017Paulinische Schriftrezeption
Grundlagen – Ausprägungen – Wirkungen – Wertungen
by Herausgegeben von Wilk, Florian; Herausgegeben von Öhler, Markus; Beiträge von Öhler, Markus; Beiträge von Wilk, Florian; Beiträge von Alkier, Stefan; Beiträge von Bormann, Lukas; Beiträge von Dochhorn, Jan; Beiträge von Frey, Jörg; Beiträge von Hays, Richard B.; Beiträge von Koet, Bart J.; Beiträge von Lincicum, David; Beiträge von Lang, Markus; Beiträge von Porter, Stanley E.; Beiträge von Seifrid, Mark A.; Beiträge von Wagner, Ross
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The ArtsApril 2011Roy Ward Baker
by Geoff Mayer, Brian McFarlane, Neil Sinyard
This book traces the career of Roy Ward Baker, one of the great survivors of the British film and television industry. He directed the landmark British film Morning Departure (1949), worked at Twentieth Century Fox in Hollywood in the early 1950s where he directed Marilyn Monroe's 'breakthrough' film (Don't Bother to Knock), and followed this with a succession of fine films for Rank, culminating in the best version of the Titanic disaster, A Night to Remember in 1958. Yet within three years he was unable to secure a job in the British film industry and he moved to television series such as The Avengers, The Saint and Minder. Later Baker re-emerged as a major director of science-fiction (Quatermass and the Pit) and horror films (Asylum). Geoff Mayer provides an industrial and aesthetic context in which to understand the interrelationship between a skilled classical director and the transformation of the British film industry in the 1950s. ;
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Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureNovember 2024Other Everests
One mountain, many worlds
by Paul Gilchrist, Peter Hansen, Jonathan Westaway
A hundred years after the tragic 1924 British Everest expedition, this collection explores the wider social and cultural history of the mountain. Mount Everest looms large in the popular imagination. Since the deaths of mountaineers George Mallory and Andrew Irvine in 1924, histories of the mountain have overwhelmingly focused on the mythologies of western male adventure and conquest. But there are many more stories waiting to be told. Other Everests brings together new voices and perspectives on the historical and cultural significance of Everest in the modern world. The book shines a light on the overlooked role of local people and high-altitude workers, while also revealing the significant contributions women have made to climbing the mountain and writing its history. It explores the depiction of Everest in a range of media and investigates how the forces of nationalism and commercialism have shaped many different 'Everests'. After years of exploitation, Indigenous people are now reclaiming Mount Everest in the twenty-first century. Other Everests re-examines the past and present of the world's highest peak, presenting an exciting vision of what Everest might become in the future.
