Indigenous peoples and the Second World War : the politics, experiences and legacies of war in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand

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During the Second World War, Indigenous people in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada mobilised en masse to support the war effort, despite withstanding centuries of colonialism. Their roles ranged from ordinary soldiers fighting on distant shores, to soldiers capturing Japanese prisoners on their own territory, to women working in munitions plants on the home front. R. Scott Sheffield and Noah Riseman examine Indigenous experien...

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Australia Ethnic relations History 20th century

Canada Ethnic relations History 20th century

Indigenous peoples History 20th century

Indigenous peoples International cooperation History 20th century

New Zealand Ethnic relations History 20th century

United States Ethnic relations History 20th century

World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Aboriginal Australian

World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Indigenous

World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Maori

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ISBN:

9781108440745

Description:

1 volume : illustrations (black and white)

Notes:

Originally published: 2018

Contents:

Indigenous peoples and settler colonialism to 1900
Indigenous peoples and settler militaries, 1900-1945
Engagement : indigenous voluntary military service
Experiences of military life
Mobilising indigeneity : indigenous knowledge, language, and culture in the war effort
Home front experiences
Contesting engagement : conscription and the limits of indigenous collaboration
Homecomings : transition to peace, veterans' return, and access to veterans' benefits
Rehabilitating assimilation : post-war reconstruction and indigenous policy reform

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3002616

Other Authors:

Riseman, Noah J., author

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