Abstract
This paper examines the complex interplay between missionary activity, imperial ambitions, and indigenous resistance in China during the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901). Analyzing primary sources and revisionist accounts, it is argued that the rebellion exposed the contradictions between missionaries' spiritual goals and their complicity in imperial structures. The study highlights how missionary theology, imperial relationships, and local resistance converged to create one of modern history's most significant anti-foreign uprisings, shaping subsequent Sino-Western relations and Chinese nationalism.
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Russano-Simpkins, Danielle
(2025)
"The Boxer Rebellion and Missionaries: A Study of Historical Context and Ideological Perspectives,"
Bound Away: The Liberty Journal of History: Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
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https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/ljh/vol8/iss1/4
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