The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 3Late nineteenth-century Australia claimed one of the world's highest standards of living and was seen as one of the most successful examples of the transplantation of British culture. Yet beneath the surface prosperity, there lay a great deal of uncertainty and conflict, including clashes among churches, the crash of the 1890s, pressure for federation, and the challenging of traditional views of education, women's roles, and the family. This volume takes a skeptical look at many of the common perceptions of Australia in the Victorian era, concentrating on human values rather than on the rhetoric of national achievement. |
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Page 35
Throughout the period , manufacturing for the building and construction
industries maintained its position as the largest area of activity , though growth in
metals and engineering was more dramatic . Processing of food , drink , and
tobacco ...
Throughout the period , manufacturing for the building and construction
industries maintained its position as the largest area of activity , though growth in
metals and engineering was more dramatic . Processing of food , drink , and
tobacco ...
Page 77
... repression and self - control continued to be the dominant methods of dealing
with sex.43 A distinction emerged between sexual activity which was basically a
male preserve and a private matter ( women who initiated sexual activity were ...
... repression and self - control continued to be the dominant methods of dealing
with sex.43 A distinction emerged between sexual activity which was basically a
male preserve and a private matter ( women who initiated sexual activity were ...
Page 228
Music was undoubtedly inexpensive fun and fine sociable activity . By remote
camp - fires , the man who could sing or play one of the portable instruments , a
mouth organ , ' squeeze box ' or fiddle , even a gumleaf or Jew's harp , was an
asset ...
Music was undoubtedly inexpensive fun and fine sociable activity . By remote
camp - fires , the man who could sing or play one of the portable instruments , a
mouth organ , ' squeeze box ' or fiddle , even a gumleaf or Jew's harp , was an
asset ...
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 3 The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Beverley Kingston |
| Editor | Geoffrey Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1986 |
| ISBN | 0195546113, 9780195546118 |
| Length | 368 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
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