The Oxford History of Australia: 1770-1860, possessionsThe history of Australia from the 1770s to the 1860s is seen as tightly linked to events and ideologies in an age of revolution and in particular to the social problems of industrialising Britain. Australia was colonized by believers in political equality and economic liberty, and this volumetraces the development of the colonies into a stable society where organised sport prevented idleness and unrest among the lower orders and sectarianism and intercolonial rivalries absorbed the political energies of the middle classes. |
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Page 48
As most of the governors were aware , however , heavy drinking was a custom
which had developed from the want of currency . In its absence , rum among
other products , was used as a form of barter . A by - product of the booming
sugar ...
As most of the governors were aware , however , heavy drinking was a custom
which had developed from the want of currency . In its absence , rum among
other products , was used as a form of barter . A by - product of the booming
sugar ...
Page 99
Notwithstanding the monopoly of the East India Company , local trading networks
rapidly developed which reached out from both colonies to enlarge the markets
being developed by British and American investors , westwards to India and the ...
Notwithstanding the monopoly of the East India Company , local trading networks
rapidly developed which reached out from both colonies to enlarge the markets
being developed by British and American investors , westwards to India and the ...
Page 101
The women were in great demand partly for sexual purposes and partly because
of their bushcraft and the special expertise they developed in hunting seals and
making boats . Especially in the early days of the trade , as in Tahiti , some of ...
The women were in great demand partly for sexual purposes and partly because
of their bushcraft and the special expertise they developed in hunting seals and
making boats . Especially in the early days of the trade , as in Tahiti , some of ...
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia: 1770-1860, possessions Volume 2 of The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Jan Kociumbas |
| Editor | Geoffrey Bolton |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 0195546105, 9780195546101 |
| Length | 397 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / Comparative Religion |
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