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Author O'Brien, Anne, 1954- author.

Title Philanthropy and settler colonialism / Anne O'Brien
Published Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

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Contents Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Governing and the Philanthropic Disposition; Kindness, mercy and the quest for colonies; 'Splendid edifices of white squared stone': voluntarism and the penal institutions; 'A universal desire to assist': philanthropic organisations; Respectability and the segmentation of charity; 'One Blood': black philanthropy; 2 The Democratic Moment; Fighting pauperism in the first depression; Caroline Chisholm and working-class women; The alcohol problem: moral and social reform; Fighting the devil: Nathaniel Pidgeon
Myall Creek and the limits of compensation3 An 'Age of Philanthropy'?; White relief: asylums; White relief: rations; Reforming the fallen; Civilising the urban poor; Missions to the heathen; Parallels and divergences; 4 Prevention and Protection; Depression; Rescue; Prevention; Humanitarian protection?; 5 A Hand Up: The Problems of Independence; The shadow of war; Gender tensions; Depression; A medical problem?; Fighting protection; Depression activists; Missions and independence; 6 Beyond Mere Welfare; A new social order; Self-help and white rights; Advancing Indigenous rights
Assimilation, activism and practical helpWomen and children: institutions in white Australia; A mission to educate; 7 'To Hell with Charity'; Self-help and radical change; Faith in community; Social work and community work; Activism and practical help; Self-determination and community; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary "This is the first sustained long-range history of the voluntary sector in Australia and the first internationally to compare philanthropy for Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in a settler society. It explores how the race and gender ideologies embedded in philanthropy contributed to the construction of Australia's distinctively 'white male wage-earner's welfare state' and traces the intertwining trajectories of late 18th century philanthropy's three main elements - moral reform, social reform and relief. While they changed in form and spawned a new lexicon in the 20th century, the direction of their gaze remained largely unaltered. Contradictions in voluntary organisations have surfaced in the last few years. They have been at the forefront of struggles against neo-liberalism, but adult survivors have also told chilling stories of institutional care. These contradictions reflect the tensions at the core of philanthropy which this book explores - tensions between the aspiration to justice and the pull of discipline, the desire to help and the limits of imagination"-- Provided by publisher
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Subject Charities -- Australia -- History
Social service -- Australia -- History
Immigrants -- Australia -- Charities
Aboriginal Australians -- Charities
Immigrants -- Services for -- Australia -- History
Aboriginal Australians -- Services for -- History
Social & cultural history.
Colonialism & imperialism.
History: earliest times to present day.
Australasian & Pacific history.
HISTORY -- Australia & New Zealand.
HISTORY -- Modern -- 19th Century.
HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century.
HISTORY -- Social History.
Aboriginal Australians -- Services for
Charities
Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects
Immigrants -- Services for
Race relations
Social policy
Social service
SUBJECT Australia -- Race relations -- History
Australia -- Emigration and immigration -- Social aspects -- History
Australia -- Social policy
Subject Australia
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781137440501
1137440503