{"product_id":"settler-anxiety-at-the-outposts-of-empire-9780774829472","title":"Settler Anxiety at the Outposts of Empire","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[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.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Laura Ishiguro, University of British Columbia * Pacific Historical Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSettler Anxiety\u003c\/em\u003e 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eStorey 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.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Cole Harris * The Ormsby Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eSettler Anxiety at the Outposts of Empire\u003c\/em\u003e 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 *\u003cbr\u003eStorey 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1 A Short History of New Zealand and Vancouver Island\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2 Violence and Eviction on Vancouver Island\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3 New Zealand’s Humanitarian Extremes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4 Aboriginal Title and the Victoria Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5 The Auckland Press at War\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6 Colonial Humanitarians?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7 The Imperial Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of British Columbia Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404932587863,"sku":"9780774829472","price":52.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780774829472.jpg?v=1730488099","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/settler-anxiety-at-the-outposts-of-empire-9780774829472","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}