Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Prologue: An American Missionary in London xiii
5. Introduction: Christian Imperialism and American Foreign Missions 1
6. 1. Hierarchies of Heathenism 19
7. 2. Missions on the British Model 51
8. 3. Mission Schools and the Meaning of Conversion 74
9. 4. Missions as Settler Colonies 102
10. 5. American Politics and the Cherokee Mission 130
11. 6. Missionaries and Colonies 151
12. 7. A “Christian Colony” in Singapore 179
13. Conclusion: Missions and American Imperialism 205
14. Notes 215
15. Index 237