James Heartfield has written on native rights for the Journal of Pacific History, Arena, the Fiji Times, and elsewhere. His work has also appeared in the Times Educational Supplement, the Guardian, the Telegraph, and the Times.

''The Aborigines' Protection Society is formidably researched, and for any student of British imperialism (or any imperialism) the book will be instructive and fascinating. Its comparative sections allow us to grasp the non-sequential, locally driven, ideologically expedient operation of vastly different though connected colonial projects, and the way in which ideas and practices travelled throughout imperialism's complex networks."--Arena (Australia)

"In this highly readable and fascinating account of the work of the Aborigines' Protection Society, Heartfield highlights the problematic and unintended consequences of humanitarian intervention, regardless of the honourable motivations of its advocates. This balanced account of the problematic and shifting relationship of the APS both to imperial power and to the colonial settlers provides a vivid insight into how ethical concerns need to be understood in the context of the relations of power and interest."--David Chandler, Professor of International Relations, University of Westminster and author of Empire in Denial

"The Aborigines' Protection Society was one of the most important pressure groups in modern British colonial policy. A good history is long overdue. James Heartfield's deeply researched book fits the bill but does much more. This lively account will fascinate anyone interested in the historic background to the debates about human rights and international justice that loom so large in politics today."--Nicholas Thomas, Professor of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

"A cogent, elegantly written overview of the society and its history to 1909, when it merged with the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society." -- Journal of Pacific History