The Vision Splendid: A Social and Cultural History of Rural AustraliaThe Vision Splendid seeks to restore rural Australia to a central place in Australian history by showing how it has shaped Australian culture. It focuses on the culture of work and leisure and the changing conceptions of the Bush in the Australian mind from the late eighteenth century onwards. It maps, for the first time, the development of a set of cultural values and institutions in nineteenth-century rural Australia. |
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Page 99
Thus , although the textile industry quickly converted to large - scale factory
production , consumer goods industries remained handcraft operations located in
small workshops . Nor did it become the uniform practice for work to be regulated
by ...
Thus , although the textile industry quickly converted to large - scale factory
production , consumer goods industries remained handcraft operations located in
small workshops . Nor did it become the uniform practice for work to be regulated
by ...
Page 159
For many , compulsory school education remained a sporadic experience . 211
In any case the modest advances in education in rural Australia were a reflection
of a society whose goals and values were pragmatic and economic rather 159.
For many , compulsory school education remained a sporadic experience . 211
In any case the modest advances in education in rural Australia were a reflection
of a society whose goals and values were pragmatic and economic rather 159.
Page 223
101 Despite the proclaimed paternalism of employers and generous work
conditions on many stations , pastoral workers remained hostile and rebellious in
their attitudes towards management . The Australasian Pastoralists ' Review
argued ...
101 Despite the proclaimed paternalism of employers and generous work
conditions on many stations , pastoral workers remained hostile and rebellious in
their attitudes towards management . The Australasian Pastoralists ' Review
argued ...
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Contents
Introduction | 11 |
The Culture of Work | 75 |
The Culture of Leisure | 113 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Vision Splendid: A Social and Cultural History of Rural Australia |
| Author | Richard Waterhouse |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Curtin University Books, 2005 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 15 Sep 2008 |
| ISBN | 1920731059, 9781920731052 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Australia & New Zealand History / Social History Social Science / Sociology / Rural |
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