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Book SynopsisA fascinating look at how humanitarian language was used by the colonial press in New Zealand and on Vancouver Island to justify ongoing settler expansion while allaying fears of Indigenous resistance.
Trade Review[T]his book is a useful exploration of race, humanitarianism, settler anxiety, and the imperial press, with a comparative framing that is both evocative and revealing.
-- Laura Ishiguro, University of British Columbia * Pacific Historical Review *
Settler Anxiety contributes to histories of the British empire, of the interconnections the colonies established within and beyond the empire, and of the role of humanitarianism in shaping colonial policies toward indigenous peoples ... Storey’s history offers an important counterpoint to British imperial histories and to U.S. histories of this period. -- Veta Schlimgen, Gonzaga University * Pacific Northwest Quarterly *
Storey has written an important book … anyone seriously interested in settler colonialism and its relationship with Indigenous peoples will find it a well-researched and well-connected study with surprisingly broad implications.
-- Cole Harris * The Ormsby Review *
Settler Anxiety at the Outposts of Empire is meticulously researched and engagingly written. The colonial intrigues of the mid-nineteenth century are suffused with a freshness that draws readers in, as if they were reading about current events. It is a valuable addition to our understanding of the colonization process in New Zealand and on Vancouver Island. -- Robert Hogg, University of Queensland, Australia * BC Studies *
Storey provides a highly nuanced, detailed and thought-provoking exploration of the place of humanitarianism in print culture, in both settler societies, and its relationship to a metropolitan debate about imperial responsibility, in particular in the face of threats of violence. -- Michael Belgrave * Journal of New Zealand Studies *
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1 A Short History of New Zealand and Vancouver Island
2 Violence and Eviction on Vancouver Island
3 New Zealand’s Humanitarian Extremes
4 Aboriginal Title and the Victoria Press
5 The Auckland Press at War
6 Colonial Humanitarians?
7 The Imperial Press
Conclusion
