The Aborigines' Protection Society: humanitarian imperialism in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Canada, South Africa, and the Congo, 1836 - 1909

How the abolition of slavery changed Britain's empire -- The select committee on aborigines -- The Aborigines' Protection Society -- An empire to protect the aborigines -- The society and public opinion -- Conflict with the colonists -- Understanding the natives -- The Aborigines' Pro...

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Autor principal: Heartfield, James (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY Columbia Univ. Press 2011
En:Año: 2011
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Sumario:How the abolition of slavery changed Britain's empire -- The select committee on aborigines -- The Aborigines' Protection Society -- An empire to protect the aborigines -- The society and public opinion -- Conflict with the colonists -- Understanding the natives -- The Aborigines' Protection Society's work in the field -- Australia and the first aborigines' protectorate -- New Zealand and the Maoris -- Fiji and the Western Pacific -- The Indians of North America -- Colonising southern Africa -- For and against Leopold's Congo
Notas:Includes bibliographical references and index
Descripción Física:XII, 379 S., Ill.
ISBN:978-0-231-70236-2