Afterword: The Missionary Experience in British and French Empires

Abstract

This afterword compares and contrasts both the positions of missionaries within the French and British empires, as well as the way historians have conceptualized the relationships between Catholic and Protestant missions and the two imperial states. With reference to a number of the chapters in this collection, the article reflects on the mutual suspicion and anxiety felt by missionaries and colonial officials that permeated both French and British empires.