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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... society where it could be observed most clearly was demoralized or corrupted by its unequal contact with European society . The pathos this pro- duced was the chief justification for pity and inaction . Where it resisted subversion ...
... society where it could be observed most clearly was demoralized or corrupted by its unequal contact with European society . The pathos this pro- duced was the chief justification for pity and inaction . Where it resisted subversion ...
Page 140
... society was observed as effectively as in contemporary Bri- tish or white Australian society , though it might seem that roles were reversed . Aboriginal women were mainly respon- sible for the material survival of society ; men took ...
... society was observed as effectively as in contemporary Bri- tish or white Australian society , though it might seem that roles were reversed . Aboriginal women were mainly respon- sible for the material survival of society ; men took ...
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... society activities and demonstrations also maintained the link . Towards the end of the nineteenth century , the number and extent of friendly society and trade society holidays , half - holidays , processions , picnics , and sporting ...
... society activities and demonstrations also maintained the link . Towards the end of the nineteenth century , the number and extent of friendly society and trade society holidays , half - holidays , processions , picnics , and sporting ...
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