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This is a thoroughly researched and very probing discussion of allegations of sexual abuse within the early missionary movement. Manktelow's impressive historical excavation is informed by studies of gender and authority to produce a creative and thought-provoking study. * Alison Twells, Reader in History, Sheffield Hallam University, UK *

Through solid and insightful scholarship, Manktelow's book works on many levels of historical enquiry, including British influence in the South Pacific, missionary history, feminist history, and the history of sexual assault. Manktelow also provides a wonderful resource for teaching students to consider the archives as depositories of institutional power. * The Journal of Pacific History * Both innovative and wide-ranging ... Manktelow's explicit reflection on contemporary events for the writing of this history is powerful and engaging ... An admirable book, notable for Manktelow's method, poised and balanced prose, and finely crafted and thoughtful analysis. * Journal of British Studies * This is a thoroughly researched and very probing discussion of allegations of sexual abuse within the early missionary movement. Manktelow's impressive historical excavation is informed by studies of gender and authority to produce a creative and thought-provoking study. * Alison Twells, Reader in History, Sheffield Hallam University, UK *

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Emily J. Manktelow is Lecturer in British Imperial History at the University of Kent, UK. She is the author of Missionary Families: Race, Gender and Generation on the Spiritual Frontier (2013) and co-editor of Subverting Empire: Deviance and Disorder in the British Colonial World (2015).

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