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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This solution was attractive because in Britain the period following the end of the
Napoleonic wars was one of unprecedented hardship and of rising criminal
convictions . Unemployment was increased by the demobilization of some 250
000 ...
This solution was attractive because in Britain the period following the end of the
Napoleonic wars was one of unprecedented hardship and of rising criminal
convictions . Unemployment was increased by the demobilization of some 250
000 ...
Page 360
Arguably , this period in New South Wales politics has attracted more attention
than it deserves , especially given the difficulty of distinguishing between ' gentry '
and ' squatters ' in the period up to 1842 , owing to their common interest in ...
Arguably , this period in New South Wales politics has attracted more attention
than it deserves , especially given the difficulty of distinguishing between ' gentry '
and ' squatters ' in the period up to 1842 , owing to their common interest in ...
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE AUSTRALIA ' S COLONIAL HERITAGE continues to
command attention , and for those interested in tracing the connections between
past and present , the period to 1860 is very rich in terms of historical sources .
BIBLIOGRAPHIC NOTE AUSTRALIA ' S COLONIAL HERITAGE continues to
command attention , and for those interested in tracing the connections between
past and present , the period to 1860 is very rich in terms of historical sources .
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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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