| Description |
1 online resource (207 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Studies in Christian mission, 0924-9389 ; volume 56 |
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Studies in Christian mission ; v. 56.
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| Contents |
Mission and marriage in early Colonial contexts -- Mothers and daughters in Victoria -- Wives, widows and sisters in far North Queensland -- Single white women and faith missions -- Beyond protection in Southeastern Australia -- Teachers and nurses in the north |
| Summary |
In White Women, Aboriginal Missions and Australian Settler Governments, Joanna Cruickshank and Patricia Grimshaw provide the first detailed study of the central part that white women played in missions to Aboriginal people in Australia. As Aboriginal people experienced violent dispossession through settler invasion, white mission women were positioned as 'mothers' who could protect, nurture and 'civilise' Aboriginal people. In this position, missionary women found themselves continuously navigating the often-contradictory demands of their own intentions, of Aboriginal expectations and of settler government policies. Through detailed studies that draw on rich archival sources, this book provides a new perspective on the history of missions in Australia and also offers new frameworks for understanding the exercise of power by missionary women in colonial contexts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 28, 2019) |
| Subject |
Aboriginal Australians -- Missions.
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Women missionaries -- Australia
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RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Missions.
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Aboriginal Australians -- Missions
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Women missionaries
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Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019011472 |
| ISBN |
9004397019 |
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9789004397019 |
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