"In Blood Ground, Elizabeth Elbourne looks at the complex relationship between the Khoekhoe, the British empire, and the London Missionary Society in the Cape Colony in southern Africa at a time of intense conflict during which disparate groups competed to mobilize Christianity for their own political ends. Focusing on the period between the arrival of the first LMS missionaries and the conclusion of the 1850-53 frontier war, Elbourne traces the transition from religion to race as the basis for policing the boundaries of the "white" community. Emphasizing Christianity's status as a religion of world empire, she explores how Christianity provided opportunities for locals but also contributed to their subjugation through ideological justification of imperial expansion."

"Blood ground : colonialism, missions, and the contest for Christianity in the Cape Colony and Britain, 1799 - 1853"
"Blood ground colonialism, missions, and the contest for Christianity in the Cape Colony and Britain, 1799-1853"@en
"Blood ground colonialism, missions, and the contest for Christianity in the Cape Colony and Britain, 1799-1853"
"Blood ground : colonialism, missions, and the contest for Christianity in the Cape colony and Britain, 1799-1853"
"Blood ground : colonialism, missions, and the contest for Christianity in the Cape Colony and Britain, 1799-1853"
"Blood ground : colonialism, missions, and the contest for Christianity in the Cape Colony and Britain, 1799-1853"@en