Indigenous Peoples of the British Dominions and the First World War

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, Military
Cover of the book Indigenous Peoples of the British Dominions and the First World War by Timothy C. Winegard, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Timothy C. Winegard ISBN: 9781316099841
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: November 3, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Timothy C. Winegard
ISBN: 9781316099841
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: November 3, 2011
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

This pioneering comparative history of the participation of indigenous peoples of the British Empire in the First World War is based upon archival research in four continents. It provides the first comprehensive examination and comparison of how indigenous peoples of Canada, Australia, Newfoundland, New Zealand and South Africa experienced the Great War. The participation of indigenes was an extension of their ongoing effort to shape and alter their social and political realities, their resistance to cultural assimilation or segregation and their desire to attain equality through service and sacrifice. While the dominions discouraged indigenous participation at the outbreak of war, by late 1915 the imperial government demanded their inclusion to meet the pragmatic need for military manpower. Indigenous peoples responded with patriotism and enthusiasm both on the battlefield and the home front and shared equally in the horrors and burdens of the First World War.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This pioneering comparative history of the participation of indigenous peoples of the British Empire in the First World War is based upon archival research in four continents. It provides the first comprehensive examination and comparison of how indigenous peoples of Canada, Australia, Newfoundland, New Zealand and South Africa experienced the Great War. The participation of indigenes was an extension of their ongoing effort to shape and alter their social and political realities, their resistance to cultural assimilation or segregation and their desire to attain equality through service and sacrifice. While the dominions discouraged indigenous participation at the outbreak of war, by late 1915 the imperial government demanded their inclusion to meet the pragmatic need for military manpower. Indigenous peoples responded with patriotism and enthusiasm both on the battlefield and the home front and shared equally in the horrors and burdens of the First World War.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book Seismic Ambient Noise by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book Votes from Seats by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book The Subfertility Handbook by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book The Methodology of Economics by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book Spinoza: Theological-Political Treatise by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book Knowledge Representation, Reasoning, and the Design of Intelligent Agents by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book Chemical Engineering by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book Foreign Policy as Nation Making by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book American Literature in Transition, 1940–1950 by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book The Habsburg Monarchy 1815–1918 by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book Privacy, Confidentiality, and Health Research by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book Women in Twentieth-Century Africa by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book The Aporetic Tradition in Ancient Philosophy by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book The Cambridge Companion to Wordsworth by Timothy C. Winegard
Cover of the book Applied Metal Forming by Timothy C. Winegard
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy