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"In this highly readable and fascinating account of the work of the Aborigines' Protection Society, Heartfield highlights the problematic and unintended consequences of humanitarian intervention, regardless of the honourable motivations of its advocates. This balanced account of the problematic and shifting relationship of the APS both to imperial power and to the colonial settlers provides a vivid insight into how ethical concerns need to be understood in the context of the relations of power and interest."--David Chandler, Professor of International Relations, University of Westminster and author of Empire in Denial
"The Aborigines' Protection Society was one of the most important pressure groups in modern British colonial policy. A good history is long overdue. James Heartfield's deeply researched book fits the bill but does much more. This lively account will fascinate anyone interested in the historic background to the debates about human rights and international justice that loom so large in politics today."--Nicholas Thomas, Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge
"A published study of the APS was overdue. This is a thorough work examining the organization and activity of the APS in Britain, emphasizing the strong Christian spirit behind what was in many ways a continuation of the anti-slavery campaign, and then showing in detail how the society was involved in Britain's colonies in the nineteenth century."--Jonathan Derrick, author of Africa's Agitators: Militant Anti-Colonialism in Africa and the West, 1918-1939
"A nuanced, even-handed account of one of Victorian England's most intriguing organisationsEL.The Aborigines' Protection Society is excellent when it comes to context: it provides potted histories of the main theatres of British colonial adventure and misadventure. It's even better when it sets about exploring the motivations of the society's supportersEL.Heartfield opts for a rounded portrait of this mixed and puzzling bunch, and the result is a major, well-written and closely researched contribution to the study of the 19th-century British colonialism."--Geographical
"A cogent, elegantly written overview of the society and its history to 1909, when it merged with the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society." -- Journal of Pacific History
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