Protecting The Empire's Humanity: Thomas Hodgkin And British Colonial Activism 1830-1870

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'.

• | By (Author): Zoe (University Of Melbourne) Laidlaw
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 23, 2021
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 330 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1107196329
• | ISBN-13: 9781107196322