Equal subjects, unequal rights : indigenous peoples in British settler colonies, 1830-1910

Equal subjects, unequal rights indigenous peoples in British settler colonies, 1830-1910

This book focuses on the ways in which the British settler colonies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand and South Africa treated indigenous peoples in relation to political rights, commencing with the imperial policies of the 1830's and ending with the national political settlements in place by 1...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Swain, Shurlee (auth), Evans, Julie, 1952- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press 2013, 2012.
Edition:MSI edition
Series:Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
Subjects:
Indigenous peoples > Great Britain > Colonies.
Political rights > Great Britain > Colonies.
British & Irish History.
Modern History To 20th Century > C 1700 To C 1900.
HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain.
c.1500 onwards to present day > European history > History & Archaeology.
Great Britain > Colonies > Race relations.
australia
racial
indigenous
colonies
Civil and political rights
Demographics of Africa
Maori people
South Africa
Suffrage
White people
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009427405106719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • PART I. Claiming a second empire
  • 1. Imperial expansion and its critics
  • PART II. Establishing settler dominance
  • 2. Canada: 'If they treat the Indians humanely, all will be well'
  • 3. Australasia: one or two 'honorable cannibals' in the House?
  • 4. South Africa: better 'the Hottentot at the hustings' than 'the Hottentot in the wilds with his gun on his shoulder'
  • PART III. Entrenching settler control
  • 5. Canada: 'a vote the same as any other person'
  • 6. Australasia: 'Australia for the White Man'
  • 7. South Africa: saving the White voters from being 'utterly swamped'
  • Conclusion
  • Index.

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