Orphans of the Empire: The shocking story of child migration to Australia Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Orphans of the Empire: The shocking story of child migration to Australia Book

This is the shocking yet compelling true story of the thousands of men and women who came to Australia as child migrants and so called "orphans". From the convict era to recent times it traces the decades of misery in the child migration schemes which seemed "right" at the time but which have now come back to haunt both the Australian and British Governments and many religious organizations.Orphans of the Empire examines the politics of child migration at government level and the denominational numbers game played by the churches. He suggests that athe import of children may have been motivated by a desire to swell the numbers of "the faithful" and possibly gain building grants rather than by a wish to help the underprivileged.Read More

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  • 0091839246
  • 9780091839246
  • Alan Gill
  • 1 January 1998
  • Random House
  • Paperback (Book)
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