Protecting the Empire's Humanity
| Author | : Zoë Laidlaw |
| Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
| Total Pages | : 389 |
| Release | : 2021-09-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781108169257 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1108169252 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (252 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Protecting the Empire's Humanity by : Zoë Laidlaw
Download or read book Protecting the Empire's Humanity 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. 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'.
