The road to hell: state violence against children in postwar New Zealand

"This book tells the story of 105 New Zealanders who experienced this mass institutionalisation. Informed by thousands of pages of Child Welfare accounts, letters, health reports, legal statements as well as interviews, Stanley tells the children's story: growing up in homes characterised...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stanley, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Auckland Auckland University Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Online Access: Inhaltsverzeichnis (Verlag)
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Availability in Tübingen:Present in Tübingen.
UB: KB 20 A 8254
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Keywords:
Child Abuse > New Zealand > History > 20th century
Children > Institutional care > History > New Zealand
Children > Institutional care > New Zealand > History > 20th century
Family policy > New Zealand > History > 20th century
Neuseeland > Staatsorgan > Kindesentziehung > Öffentliche Erziehung > Heimerziehung > Heimkind > Geschichte 1950-1980
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Summary:"This book tells the story of 105 New Zealanders who experienced this mass institutionalisation. Informed by thousands of pages of Child Welfare accounts, letters, health reports, legal statements as well as interviews, Stanley tells the children's story: growing up in homes characterised by violence and neglect; removal into the State's 'care' network; daily life in the institutions; violence and punishment; and the legacy of this treatment for victims today. The state masqueraded as a good parent, but its violence and negligence made things worse for children. This book is a moving account of the experiences of those placed into state care, and a powerful call for redress and change"--Publisher information
Physical Description:viii, 285 Seiten 23 cm
ISBN:9781869408541