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| Edward Eyre, Race And Colonial Governance (Otago History Series) |  | Author: Julie Evans
Publisher: University of Otago Press
Category: Book
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Seller: Amazon.com
Sales Rank: 2,187,615
Media: Paperback
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 1877372072
Dewey Decimal Number: 909
EAN: 9781877372070
ASIN: 1877372072
Publication Date: October 30, 2005
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Edward Eyre, the mid-nineteenth century explorer, colonial administrator, and later colonial governor, is remembered as the enlightened defender of Aboriginal rights in Australia, and as the reviled 'butcher of Jamaica' in England and the Caribbean. In 1865, Eyre declared martial law in response to an alleged rebellion in Morant Bay, Jamaica, resulting in 439 deaths, over 600 'floggings', and over 1000 homes incinerated. This book explores Eyre's actions through his perceptions of the colonial encounter. It looks at the distinctive colonial cultures in which he lived and works, and the boarder imperial obligations that framed his administrations. Eyre's interventions in Australia and Jamaica reflected a correlation between race, resistance, and repression that characterised British colonialism. Britain's interest in establishing settler colonies is discussed using New Zealand as a case study. Eyre spent six years as Lieutenant-Governor in New Zealand and was responsible for the development of administrative structures and the purchase of Maori lands for settlement.
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