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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The clearest illustration of the importance of such power can be seen in the rules
governing a man's right to bestow various of his female relatives in marriage and
his expectation of reciprocity . Even though there were many constraints on the ...
The clearest illustration of the importance of such power can be seen in the rules
governing a man's right to bestow various of his female relatives in marriage and
his expectation of reciprocity . Even though there were many constraints on the ...
Page 152
During the nineteenth century , however , there were important transfers from
church to state in authority over family life . State intervention could be seen in the
codification of the marriage law , also in registration of births — an activity
formerly ...
During the nineteenth century , however , there were important transfers from
church to state in authority over family life . State intervention could be seen in the
codification of the marriage law , also in registration of births — an activity
formerly ...
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was important but he was by no means the only local financial supporter of
serious music . In 1884 as the result of some energetic fund - raising by W.R.
Cave , a lectureship in music was established at the University of Adelaide .
Joshua Ives ...
was important but he was by no means the only local financial supporter of
serious music . In 1884 as the result of some energetic fund - raising by W.R.
Cave , a lectureship in music was established at the University of Adelaide .
Joshua Ives ...
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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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