In good faith? : governing Indigenous Australia through God, charity and empire, 1825-1855 / Jessie Mitchell.

Author
Mitchell, Jessie [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Canberra : ANU E Press, [2011]
  • ©2011
Description
1 online resource (234 p.)

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Notes
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Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-223).
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Language note
English
Contents
Preliminary; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 'This land of Barbarians': missions and protectorates begin; 'Godless political experiments': philanthropy and governance; 'All white masters belong to your King': race, identity and empire; 'Our country all gone': rights, charity and the loss of land; Deserving poverty? Rationing and philanthropy; Keeping body and soul together: creating material 'civilisation'; 'Can these dry bones live?' Religious life and afterlife; 'This bitter reproach': destruction, guilt and the colonial future; Conclusion; Bibliography
Other title(s)
Governing Indigenous Australia through God, charity and empire, 1825-1855
ISBN
1-921862-11-4
OCLC
697326531
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