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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Page 70
... becomes more intellectual , humanity does not become more moral . . . We see moral depravity and corrup- tion flourishing in Paris and London amidst the brightest glare of modern intellect . '30 He went on to argue that there was no ...
... becomes more intellectual , humanity does not become more moral . . . We see moral depravity and corrup- tion flourishing in Paris and London amidst the brightest glare of modern intellect . '30 He went on to argue that there was no ...
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... become the subject of a government inquiry in New South Wales . 70 Though officially it was deplored or regretted , in fact the trend to smaller families was an essential component of the high standard of living of which the Aus ...
... become the subject of a government inquiry in New South Wales . 70 Though officially it was deplored or regretted , in fact the trend to smaller families was an essential component of the high standard of living of which the Aus ...
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... become a bootmaker , left £ 33000 to the University of Sydney for a library . With- out the endowment of chairs , colleges , scholarships , and buildings , the universities could not have survived . Likewise public art galleries ...
... become a bootmaker , left £ 33000 to the University of Sydney for a library . With- out the endowment of chairs , colleges , scholarships , and buildings , the universities could not have survived . Likewise public art galleries ...
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