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White mother to a dark race settler colonialism, maternalism, and the removal of indigenous children in the American West and Australia, 1880-1940

Title
White mother to a dark race [electronic resource] : settler colonialism, maternalism, and the removal of indigenous children in the American West and Australia, 1880-1940 / Margaret D. Jacobs.
Author
Jacobs, Margaret D., 1963-
Publication
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2009.

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Description
1 online resource (xxxii, 557 p.) : ill., maps.
Uniform Title
White mother to a dark race (Online)
Alternative Title
White mother to a dark race (Online)
Subject
  • Indigenous peoples > Cultural assimilation > United States
  • Indigenous peoples > Cultural assimilation > Australia
  • Stolen generations (Australia)
  • Indian children > Cultural assimilation > United States
  • Children, Aboriginal Australian > Institutional care > Australia
  • Indian children > Institutional care > United States
  • Women, White
  • Women social workers
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Gender and settler colonialism in the North American West and Australia -- Designing indigenous child removal policies -- The great white mother -- The practice of indigenous child removal -- Intimate betrayals -- Groomed to be useful -- Maternalism in the institutions -- Out of the frying pan -- Challenging indigenous child removal.
LCCN
2009002451
OCLC
ssj0000271309
Author
Jacobs, Margaret D., 1963-
Title
White mother to a dark race [electronic resource] : settler colonialism, maternalism, and the removal of indigenous children in the American West and Australia, 1880-1940 / Margaret D. Jacobs.
Imprint
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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