Child, nation, race and empire: Child rescue discourse, England, Canada and Australia, 1850-1915

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Swain, Shurlee and Hillel, Margot. (2010). Child, nation, race and empire: Child rescue discourse, England, Canada and Australia, 1850-1915 Manchester University Press.
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