Protecting the Empire's Humanity
Download or Read eBook Protecting the Empire's Humanity PDF written by Zoë Laidlaw and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-09-23 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Zoë Laidlaw |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 389 |
| Release | : 2021-09-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781108169257 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1108169252 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (57 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Protecting the Empire's Humanity by : Zoë Laidlaw
Book excerpt: 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'.
