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

Author/creator Heartfield, James
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Columbia University Press, ©2011.
Descriptionxii, 379 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Aborigines Protection Society (Great Britain)
Indigenous peoples.
Colonization.

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 357-370) and index.
LCCN 2011007061
ISBN9780231702362 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0231702361 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780231800242 (ebook)
ISBN023180024X (ebook)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks JV305 .H43 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold