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

Sheffield, R. Scott, author, Riseman, Noah J., author

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\"Indigenous Peoples and the Second World War: 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 experiences of the Second World War across these four settler societies. Informed by theories of settler colonialism, martial race theory and military sociology, they show how Indigenous people and their communities both shaped and were shaped by the Second World War. Particular attention is paid to the policies in place before, during and after the war, highlighting the ways that Indigenous people negotiated their own roles within the war effort at home and abroad\"-- Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Subject: World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Indian. / World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Aboriginal Australian. / World War, 1939-1945 Participation, Maori. / Indigenous peoples History 20th century. / Indigenous peoples International cooperation History 20th century. / United States Ethnic relations History 20th century. / Canada Ethnic relations History 20th century. / Australia Ethnic relations History 20th century. / New Zealand Ethnic relations History 20th century.
• ISBN: 9781108424639

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
D810.I5 S53 2019	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE