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 152
... traditional influence on the family as an idea . Visiting parishioners in their homes to monitor church attendance , family well - being , and the nature of the children's religious education was considered one of the most important ...
... traditional influence on the family as an idea . Visiting parishioners in their homes to monitor church attendance , family well - being , and the nature of the children's religious education was considered one of the most important ...
Page 184
... traditional holidays , the monarch's birthday , the sabbath , Christmas , assumed in the Australian colonies.19 Because it was officially a Protestant society , there were none of those saint's days which brightened the routine of ...
... traditional holidays , the monarch's birthday , the sabbath , Christmas , assumed in the Australian colonies.19 Because it was officially a Protestant society , there were none of those saint's days which brightened the routine of ...
Page 280
... traditional role in this area became redundant and appeared frivolous . Only death remained as a reluctant and ... traditional duties and responsibilities of women towards men , seen not for what it was , but as a natural attribute of ...
... traditional role in this area became redundant and appeared frivolous . Only death remained as a reluctant and ... traditional duties and responsibilities of women towards men , seen not for what it was , but as a natural attribute of ...
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