Author: Moses, A. Dirk (ed.).
Title: Genocide and Settler Society: Frontier Violence and Stolen Indigenous Children in Australian History (War and Genocide Book 6).
Description: New York : Berghahn Books, 2004. Hardcover. 344 pp. Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : as new. - Colonial Genocide has been seen increasingly as a stepping-stone to the European genocides of the twentieth century, yet it remains an under-researched phenomenon. This volume reconstructs instances of Australian genocide and for the first time places them in a global context. Beginning with the arrival of the British in 1788 and extending to the 1960s, the authors identify the moments of radicalization and the escalation of British violence and ethnic engineering aimed at the Indigenous populations, while carefully distinguishing between local massacres, cultural genocide, and genocide itself. These essays reflect a growing concern with the nature of settler society in Australia and in particular with the fate of the tens of thousands of children who were forcibly taken away from their Aboriginal families by state agencies. Long considered a relatively peaceful settlement, Australian society contained many of the pathologies that led to the exterminatory and eugenic policies of twentieth century Europe. From their arrival in 1788, British settlers in Australia seemed determined to eliminate Aboriginal societies. Their dedication came from the pathologies they brought with them, but the violence, murder, kidnapping, and cultural genocide continued through the 1960s. In 13 essays contributors describe the convictions of the settlers and the systems ISBN 9781571814104.

Keywords: ANTHROPOLOGY, Aboriginal Australians