Colonialism Is Crime
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Colonialism Is Crime

  1. 276 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Colonialism Is Crime

About this book

There is powerful evidence that the colonization of Indigenous people was and is a crime, and that that crime is on-going. Achieving historical colonial goals often meant committing acts that were criminal even at the time. The consequences of this oppression and criminal victimization is perhaps the critical factor explaining why Indigenous people today are overrepresented as victims and offenders in the settler colonist criminal justice systems. This book presents an analysis of the relationship between these colonial crimes and their continuing criminal and social consequences that exist today. The authors focus primarily on countries colonized by Britain, especially the United States. Social harm theory, human rights covenants, and law are used to explain the criminal aspects of the historical laws and their continued effects. The final chapter looks at the responsibilities of settler-colonists in ameliorating these harms and the actions currently being taken by Indigenous people themselves.

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Yes, you can access Colonialism Is Crime by Marianne Nielsen,Linda M. Robyn in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Politics & International Relations & International Law. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. 1. Introduction: Crimes against Indigenous Peoples
  9. 2. Breaking and Bending the Law Historically
  10. 3. Fraud, Theft, and the Trail of Broken Treaties
  11. 4. Massacres to Murder: Violence against Indigenous Peoples
  12. 5. Institutionalized Torture and Pedophilia: Boarding Schools for Indigenous Children
  13. 6. Conquest by Rape and Violence: Crimes against Indigenous Women
  14. 7. The Conestoga Indians, Hate Crimes, and Domestic Terrorism
  15. 8. Stolen Land to Stolen Oil: The Theft of Indigenous Political Economies
  16. 9. Would You Drink This Water? Crimes of Pollution and Toxic Dumping on Indigenous Lands
  17. 10. Fighting Back: Colonial Settler Responsibilities and Indigenous Action
  18. Acknowledgments
  19. Notes
  20. References
  21. Index
  22. About the Authors
  23. Available titles in the Critical Issues in Crime and Society series