Slavery, Human Rights and Visas

A case study of yet unpublished material from the French colonial archives shows that the administration carefully watched the work of Christian missionaries in Cameroon. This surveillance stemmed from the administration’s fear of local rebellion due to the missionaries’ influence. In the North, the...

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Main Author: Drønen, Tomas Sundnes (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2016
In: Mission studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 33, Issue: 3, Pages: 251-274
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Cameroon / France / Colony / Det Norske Misjonsselskap / Mission (international law / History 1840-1950
RelBib Classification:KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
KBG France
KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Cameroon history of mission French colonial administration Norwegian missionaries Fulbe slavery
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