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Protecting the Empire's Humanity - Zoe (University of Melbourne) Laidlaw - Bog

- Thomas Hodgkin and British Colonial Activism 1830-1870

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Laidlaw lays bare the contradictions of mid-nineteenth-century imperial Britain. Missionaries, scientists and imperial officials all claimed an interest in 'protecting' and 'civilizing' indigenous peoples, but this study of Quaker activist Thomas Hodgkin and the Aborigines' Protection Society reveals the fatal flaws in imperial 'humanitarianism'.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781107196322
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 330
  • Udgivet:
  • 23. september 2021
  • Størrelse:
  • 236x158x29 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 706 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 28. november 2024
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Laidlaw lays bare the contradictions of mid-nineteenth-century imperial Britain. Missionaries, scientists and imperial officials all claimed an interest in 'protecting' and 'civilizing' indigenous peoples, but this study of Quaker activist Thomas Hodgkin and the Aborigines' Protection Society reveals the fatal flaws in imperial 'humanitarianism'.

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