{"product_id":"1535683","title":"India: A Problem -- Present Conditions; What Has Been Done; New India, or What of the Future?","description":"344 pp. 8 1\/2 x 6 1\/4. 8vo. Black \u0026amp; white photographs and illustrations, including some figures depicting original Arabic and Sanskrit writings. Biblical, Hindu \u0026amp; Buddhist quotations head each text page. Original beige cloth hardcover binding, blue lettering, blue \u0026amp; orange design, decorative endpapers. A work on the plight of India in the early 20th century, printed by the Church of the Brethren and designed to encourage missionary work in the region. Acquired as part of a large collection on the Brethren, from the working library of a divinity school professor. CONTENTS: Preface; India under the British Flag; Where the People Live; An Indian Village; Parsees, The; Buddhists, The; Mahomedans, The; Hindoos, The; Materials for a Comparison; Calcutta; Judson and the Karens; The American Board Missions; Madras; The Lone Star Mission; What One Woman Can Do; Bombay; The Methodists in North India; The Church of England Missions; The Church of Scotland Missions; The Basle Mission, German Lutheran; The Friends, The Brethren, and The Mennonites; Other Work and Other Workers; Famines and the Orphans; A Lost Opportunity; New India, or, What of the Future?; Glossary, Appendices and Index.","brand":"Brethren Publishing House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12594907578438,"sku":"1535683","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/1535683","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}