The challenge of the unfinished task in Central Asia /by Elaine C. Palmer.

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Contents:
Statement of the Problem -- Importance of the Study -- The Scope -- Organization of the Thesis -- Form of Organization -- Method of Procedure -- Sources of Data.
Area Covered -- The Land and Climate -- Peoples -- Races Included -- Religions -- Religious Background of the People -- Islam Among the People -- Politics -- Interests of Nations -- Missionary Situation -- Background of Missionary Effort -- Closed Lands -- Russian Influence -- Attitude of Governments -- Problem Today.
The Country and Its People -- Geography -- The Country -- The Climate -- The People and their Customs -- Their Religion -- The Missionary Situation -- Russian Turkistan -- The Country and Its People -- Geographical Position -- The People -- Past History -- Religion -- Russian Influence -- The Missionary Situation -- Chinese Turkistan -- The Country and Its People -- Geography -- The People -- Russian Influence -- Moslem Influence -- The Missionary Situation -- Mongolia -- The Country -- The People and their Religion -- The People -- Their Religion -- The Missionary Situation -- Present Activity -- Challenging Statistics -- Problems in Reaching the People -- Hopeful Signs -- Future Missionary Outlook -- Tibet -- The Country and Its People -- Geography -- Divisions -- Population -- Climate -- The People -- Their Food -- The Language -- Home Life -- Religion -- Missionary Situation -- Early History -- Border Missions --- Kansu-Tibetan Border -- Problems in Reaching the People -- Geographical Barriers -- Political Barriers -- Religious Barriers -- Problems Relating to the Customs of the People -- Satanic Opposition -- The Frontier States of Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim -- Bhutan -- The Country -- Past History and Government -- The People -- Religion -- Missionary Situation -- Nepal -- The Country -- The Government -- The People -- The Religion -- The Missionary Situation -- Sikkim -- The Country -- The People -- The Religion -- The Missionary Situation -- Border Provinces of Western Pakistan and Kashmir -- Western Pakistan -- Geography -- Political Situation -- The People -- The Missionary Situation -- Kashmir -- Boundaries of the State -- Area and Physical Features -- Population, Religion, Race -- Missionary Situation.
Conclusions -- Islamic Influence -- Reasons for Areas Unreached -- Linguistic Problems -- Particular Difficulties -- Qualifications for Workers -- The Missionary Approach and Challenge.
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Chapter I. The Problem and Scope of the Survey

The Problem -- Statement of the Problem -- Importance of the Study -- The Scope -- Organization of the Thesis -- Form of Organization -- Method of Procedure -- Sources of Data.

Chapter II. Central Asia as a Whole

Geograpy -- Area Covered -- The Land and Climate -- Peoples -- Races Included -- Religions -- Religious Background of the People -- Islam Among the People -- Politics -- Interests of Nations -- Missionary Situation -- Background of Missionary Effort -- Closed Lands -- Russian Influence -- Attitude of Governments -- Problem Today.

Chapter III. Survey of Political Divisions of Central Asia

Afghanistan -- The Country and Its People -- Geography -- The Country -- The Climate -- The People and their Customs -- Their Religion -- The Missionary Situation -- Russian Turkistan -- The Country and Its People -- Geographical Position -- The People -- Past History -- Religion -- Russian Influence -- The Missionary Situation -- Chinese Turkistan -- The Country and Its People -- Geography -- The People -- Russian Influence -- Moslem Influence -- The Missionary Situation -- Mongolia -- The Country -- The People and their Religion -- The People -- Their Religion -- The Missionary Situation -- Present Activity -- Challenging Statistics -- Problems in Reaching the People -- Hopeful Signs -- Future Missionary Outlook -- Tibet -- The Country and Its People -- Geography -- Divisions -- Population -- Climate -- The People -- Their Food -- The Language -- Home Life -- Religion -- Missionary Situation -- Early History -- Border Missions --- Kansu-Tibetan Border -- Problems in Reaching the People -- Geographical Barriers -- Political Barriers -- Religious Barriers -- Problems Relating to the Customs of the People -- Satanic Opposition -- The Frontier States of Bhutan, Nepal, Sikkim -- Bhutan -- The Country -- Past History and Government -- The People -- Religion -- Missionary Situation -- Nepal -- The Country -- The Government -- The People -- The Religion -- The Missionary Situation -- Sikkim -- The Country -- The People -- The Religion -- The Missionary Situation -- Border Provinces of Western Pakistan and Kashmir -- Western Pakistan -- Geography -- Political Situation -- The People -- The Missionary Situation -- Kashmir -- Boundaries of the State -- Area and Physical Features -- Population, Religion, Race -- Missionary Situation.

Chapter IV. Summary and Conclusions

Summary -- Conclusions -- Islamic Influence -- Reasons for Areas Unreached -- Linguistic Problems -- Particular Difficulties -- Qualifications for Workers -- The Missionary Approach and Challenge.

Chapter V. Selected Bibliography

Chapter Virgin Islands Acknowledgements

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