Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War: The Politics, Experiences and Legacies of War in the Us, Canada, Australia and New Zealand

ISBN-13: 9781108440745 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 365 str.

R. Scott Sheffield; Noah Riseman

Opis

A transnational history of how Indigenous peoples mobilised en masse to support the war effort on the battlefields and the home fronts.

Recenzje

'… this book is a "must read” for anyone interested in Indigenous peoples' experiences in twentieth-century wars, comparative approaches to Indigenous policy, and war and society more generally.' P. Whitney Lackenbauer, Native American and Indigenous Studies

Spis treści

Introduction; Part I. Context: 1. Indigenous peoples and settler colonialism to 1900; 2. Indigenous peoples and settler militaries, 1900–1945; Part II. The War Years, 1939–1945: 3. Engagement: Indigenous voluntary military service; 4. Experiences of military life; 5. Mobilising indigeneity: indigenous knowledge, language, and culture in the war effort; 6. Home front experiences; 7. Contesting engagement: conscription and the limits of Indigenous collaboration; Part III. Post-War Reform: 8. Homecomings: transition to peace, veterans' return, and access to veterans' benefits; 9. Rehabilitating assimilation: post-war reconstruction and Indigenous policy reform; Conclusion.