Date of Award
Spring 2009
Document Type
Dissertation - Restricted
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
History
First Advisor
Avella, Steven M.
Second Advisor
Naylor, Philip
Third Advisor
Donoghue, Michael
Abstract
This dissertation examines the Friends Ramallah Mission with a focus on the FGS. It is a case study of the interaction between Americans and Palestinians. The goal of this dissertation is not to show that missionaries transmitted Christianity to their students, nor to evaluate their encounters as good or bad. This study aims to explain the encounter between Americans and Palestinians in which both sides arrived at a meeting ground reflecting their shared values, such as a high regard for education and womanhood training skills...
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