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The Aborigines' Protection Society: Humanitarian Imperialism in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Canada, South Africa, and the Congo, 1836-1909 - Rilegato
For more than seventy years, a select group of the great and the good fought for the natives of the British Empire. Anti-Slavery campaigner Thomas Fowell Buxton, medical pioneer Thomas Hodgkin, London Mayor Robert Fowler, the 'Zulu' Harriette Colenso, Joseph Chamberlain and Lord Shaftesbury were just some of the men and women who campaigned on behalf of the Aborigines' Protection Society. The Society shaped the British Empire, and fought against the tide of white supremacy to defend the interests of aboriginal peoples everywhere. Active on four continents, the Aborigines' Protection Society brought the Zulu King Cetshwayo to meet Queen Victoria, and Maori rebels to the Lord Mayor's banqueting hall. The Society's supporters were denounced by senior British Army officers and white settlers as Zulu-lovers, 'so-called friends of the Aborigines', and even traitors. The book tells the story of the three-cornered fight among the Colonial Office, the settlers and the natives that shaped the Empire and the pivotal role that the Society played, persuading the authorities to limit settlers' claims in the name of native interests. Against expectations, the policy of native protection turns out to be one of the most important reasons for the growth of Imperial rule. James Heartfield's comparative study of native protection policies in Southern Africa, the Congo, New Zealand, Fiji, Australia, and Canada - and how those with the best of intentions ended up championing colonisation. Pointing to the wreckage of humanitarian imperialism today, Heartfield sets out to understand its roots in the beliefs and practices of its nineteenth-century equivalents.
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A nuanced, even-handed account of one of Victorian England s most intriguing organisations. ... The Aborigines Protection Society is excellent when it comes to context: it provides potted histories of the main theatres of British colonial adventure and misadventure. It s even better when it sets about exploring the motivations of the society s supporters. ... Heartfield opts for a rounded portrait of this mixed and puzzling bunch, and the result is a major, well-written and closely researched contribution to the study of the 19th-century British colonialism. --Geographical
'In this highly readable and fascinating account of the work of the Aborigines' Protection Society, Heartfield highlights the problematic and unintended consequences of humanitarian intervention, regardless of the honourable motivations of its advocates. This balanced account of the problematic and shifting relationship of the APS both to imperial power and to the colonial settlers provides a vivid insight into how ethical concerns need to be understood in the context of the relations of power and interest.' --David Chandler, Professor of International Relations, University of Westminster and author of Empire in Denial
The Aborigines Protection Society was one of the most important pressure groups in modern British colonial policy. A good history is long overdue. James Heartfield s deeply researched book fits the bill but does much more. This lively account will fascinate anyone interested in the historic background to the debates about human rights and international justice that loom so large in politics today. --Nicholas Thomas, Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
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'In this highly readable and fascinating account of the work of the Aborigines' Protection Society, Heartfield highlights the problematic and unintended consequences of humanitarian intervention, regardless of the honourable motivations of its advocates. This balanced account of the problematic and shifting relationship of the APS both to imperial power and to the colonial settlers provides a vivid insight into how ethical concerns need to be understood in the context of the relations of power and interest.' --David Chandler, Professor of International Relations, University of Westminster and author of Empire in Denial
The Aborigines Protection Society was one of the most important pressure groups in modern British colonial policy. A good history is long overdue. James Heartfield s deeply researched book fits the bill but does much more. This lively account will fascinate anyone interested in the historic background to the debates about human rights and international justice that loom so large in politics today. --Nicholas Thomas, Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
James Heartfield has written about native rights in the Journal of Pacific History, Arena, the Fiji Times and elsewhere. He completed his PhD at the University of Westminster in 2010.
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- EditoreC Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
- Data di pubblicazione2011
- ISBN 10 1849041202
- ISBN 13 9781849041201
- RilegaturaCopertina rigida
- Numero di pagine288
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