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The Road to Hell: State Violence against Children in Postwar New Zealand

By Elizabeth Stanley
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By Elizabeth Stanley
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A harrowing account of state violence against children in New Zealand's postwar era.

From the 1950s to the 1980s, the New Zealand government took over 100,000 children from troubled homes and placed them in state care. Institutions like Epuni and Kingslea became sites of abuse, neglect, and social isolation. Elizabeth Stanley tells the stories of 105 individuals who experienced this system, drawing on extensive records and interviews.

Road to Hell exposes the brutal realities faced by these c...

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