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

List of contents

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.

About the author

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).Noah Riseman is Associate Professor of History at the Australian Catholic University. His first book, Defending Whose Country?: Indigenous Soldiers in the Pacific War (2012), was shortlisted for the 2013 Chief Minister's Northern Territory History Award.

Summary

During the Second World War, Indigenous people in the United States, Australia, New Zealand and Canada mobilised en masse to support the war effort. This is an examination of their participation on the battlefields and home fronts, focusing on their diverse and unique contributions to the war, and its legacies.

Product details

• Authors: Noah Riseman, R. Scott Sheffield, R. Scott Riseman Sheffield
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781108440745
• ISBN: 978-1-108-44074-5
• No. of pages: 365
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Canada, Australia, HISTORY / Military / General, Indigenous Peoples, Second World War, United States of America, USA, Australasian & Pacific history, New Zealand, History of the Americas, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Australasian and Pacific history, New Zealand / Aotearoa