The Poor Indians: British Missionaries, Native Americans, and Colonial Sensibility - Early American Studies - Laura M. Stevens - Books - University of Pennsylvania Press - 9780812219678 - July 26, 2006
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Laura M. Stevens
The Poor Indians: British Missionaries, Native Americans, and Colonial Sensibility - Early American Studies

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Missionary work, arising from a sense of pity, helped convince the British that they were a benevolent people. Stevens relates this to the rise of the cult of sensibility, when philosophers argued that humans were inherently good because they felt sorrow at the sign of suffering.

272 pages, 5 illus.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released July 26, 2006
ISBN13 9780812219678
Publishers University of Pennsylvania Press
Pages 272
Dimensions 229 × 152 × 14 mm   ·   418 g
Language English  

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