DIE ERZIEHUNG DES WEIBLICHEN GESCHLECHTS IN INDIEN: EIN AUFRUF AN DIE CHRISTLICHEN FRAUEN DEUTSCHLANDS UND DER SCHWEIZ
Stuttgart, S. G. Liesching, 1841. Item #38590
Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 88 pages; 21 cm. In German. Title translates to “The Education of the Female Sex in India: A Call to the Christian Women of Germany and Switzerland. ” Evangelischen Missionsgesellschaft (Basel) , or Basel Mission was “a Christian missionary society active from 1815 to 2001…. The society built a school to train Dutch and British missionaries in 1816. Since this time, the mission has worked in Russia and the Gold Coast (Ghana) from 1828, India from 1834, China from 1847, Cameroon from 1886, Borneo from 1921, Nigeria from 1951, and Latin America and the Sudan from 1972 and 1973…. A major focus for the Basel Mission was to create employment opportunities for the people of the area where each mission is located. To this end the society taught printing, tile manufacturing, and weaving, and employed people in these fields. The Basel Mission tile factory in Mangalore, India, is such an endeavour” (Wikipedia 2017) . SUBJECT(S) : Women-Education-India. OCLC lists 25 holdings worldwide. Significant ink bleeding that does not affect text. Ex-library markings. Some pages uncut. Minimal edgewear. Slight toning. Good condition. (GER-52-6).
Price: $100.00