The Resource The last man : a British genocide in Tasmania, Tom Lawson
The last man : a British genocide in Tasmania, Tom Lawson
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The item The last man : a British genocide in Tasmania, Tom Lawson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Randwick City Library.
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- Summary
- Little more than seventy years after the British settled Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania) in 1803, its indigenous population had been virtually wiped out. Yet this genocide one of the earliest of the modern era is virtually forgotten in Britain today. The Last Man is the first book specifically to explore the role of the British government and wider society in the destruction of the Aboriginal Tasmanians. Although the introduction of European diseases undoubtedly contributed to the decline of the indigenous population, Tom Lawson shows that Britain supported what was effectively the ethnic cleansing of Tasmania particularly in the period of martial law in 1828-1832. He also illustrates the ways in which the destruction of indigenous Tasmanians was reflected in British culture both at the time and since and how it came to play a key part in forging particular versions of British imperial identity. The Last Man provides the first comprehensive picture of Britain's role in the destruction of the Tasmanian Aboriginal population
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xxi, 263 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781780766263
- Label
- The last man : a British genocide in Tasmania
- Title
- The last man
- Title remainder
- a British genocide in Tasmania
- Statement of responsibility
- Tom Lawson
- Title variation
- British genocide in Tasmania
- Subject
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- Genocide -- Australia | Tasmania -- History -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Oceania -- History -- 19th century
- Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- Australia | Tasmania -- History -- 19th century
- Tasmania -- History -- 1803-1900
- Great Britain -- Colonies | Race relations
- Aboriginal Tasmanians -- Australia | Tasmania -- Government relations | History -- 19th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Little more than seventy years after the British settled Van Diemen's Land (later Tasmania) in 1803, its indigenous population had been virtually wiped out. Yet this genocide one of the earliest of the modern era is virtually forgotten in Britain today. The Last Man is the first book specifically to explore the role of the British government and wider society in the destruction of the Aboriginal Tasmanians. Although the introduction of European diseases undoubtedly contributed to the decline of the indigenous population, Tom Lawson shows that Britain supported what was effectively the ethnic cleansing of Tasmania particularly in the period of martial law in 1828-1832. He also illustrates the ways in which the destruction of indigenous Tasmanians was reflected in British culture both at the time and since and how it came to play a key part in forging particular versions of British imperial identity. The Last Man provides the first comprehensive picture of Britain's role in the destruction of the Tasmanian Aboriginal population
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Lawson, Tom
- Dewey number
- 994.602
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Aboriginal Tasmanians
- Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of
- Genocide
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Tasmania
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The last man : a British genocide in Tasmania, Tom Lawson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Control code
- 000052570089
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xxi, 263 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781780766263
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The last man : a British genocide in Tasmania, Tom Lawson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Control code
- 000052570089
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- xxi, 263 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Form of item
- regular print reproduction
- Isbn
- 9781780766263
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Other physical details
- illustrations
Subject
- Genocide -- Australia | Tasmania -- History -- 19th century
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- Oceania -- History -- 19th century
- Aboriginal Australians, Treatment of -- Australia | Tasmania -- History -- 19th century
- Tasmania -- History -- 1803-1900
- Great Britain -- Colonies | Race relations
- Aboriginal Tasmanians -- Australia | Tasmania -- Government relations | History -- 19th century
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