R. Scott Sheffield, Noah Riseman

Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War

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Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 366
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9781108424639
• ISBN-10: 1108424635
• Artikelnr.: 52906242

Autorenporträt

R. Scott Sheffield is Associate Professor of History at the University of the Fraser Valley. He is the author of The Red Man's on the Warpath: The Image of the 'Indian' and the Second World War (2004).

Inhaltsangabe

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.