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The road to hell : state violence against children in postwar New Zealand / Elizabeth Stanley.

Title
The road to hell : state violence against children in postwar New Zealand / Elizabeth Stanley.
Author
Stanley, Elizabeth, 1972-
Publication
Auckland : Auckland University Press, 2016.

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Description
viii, 285 pages; 23 cm
Summary
"This book tells the story of 105 New Zealanders who experienced this mass institutionalisation. Informed by thousands of pages of Child Welfare accounts, letters, health reports, legal statements as well as interviews, Stanley tells the children's story: growing up in homes characterised by violence and neglect; removal into the State's 'care' network; daily life in the institutions; violence and punishment; and the legacy of this treatment for victims today. The state masqueraded as a good parent, but its violence and negligence made things worse for children. This book is a moving account of the experiences of those placed into state care, and a powerful call for redress and change"--Publisher information.
Alternative Title
State violence against children in postwar New Zealand
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Children > History > New Zealand > 20th century
  • Children > Institutional care
  • Child Abuse > history
  • Child, Institutionalized > history
  • Residential Facilities > history
  • Health Policy > history
  • Child Welfare > history
  • Adult Survivors of Child Abuse > history
  • History, 20th Century
  • New Zealand
Genre/Form
  • History
  • History.
Note
  • National Library of New Zealand Cataloguing in Publication (CiP) record.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Cover; Title page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction -- 1. Childhood Stories -- 2. Rise of the State -- 3. Removal and the Road to Hell -- 4. Institutional Cultures -- 5. Daily Life -- 6. Violent Victimisation -- 7. Trouble and Survival -- 8. Controls and Punishments -- 9. Escalating Problems -- 10. Emotional Fallout and Repair -- 11. Dealing with the Past -- 12. What Next? Appendix One. Data on Contributors -- Appendix Two. Primary Methods -- Appendix Three. The Institutions; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Imprint
ISBN
  • 9781869408541
  • 1869408543
OCLC
951365378
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library