Scottish Presbyterianism and Settler Colonial Politics: Empire of Dissent

by Valerie Wallace

Book Overview

This book offers a new interpretation of political reform in the settler colonies of Britain's empire in the early nineteenth century. It examines the influence of Scottish Presbyterian dissenting churches and their political values. It re-evaluates five notorious Scottish reformers and unpacks the Presbyterian foundation to their political ideas: Thomas Pringle (1789-1834), a poet in Cape Town; Thomas McCulloch (1776-1843), an educator...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319889435
• ISBN13: 9783319889436
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"