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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Most such pleas were rejected. The need to found a new colony in the Pacific
arose at a time when few labouring men and women of Britain were yet so
desperate or so hungry that they would voluntarily leave their communities to
look for ...
Most such pleas were rejected. The need to found a new colony in the Pacific
arose at a time when few labouring men and women of Britain were yet so
desperate or so hungry that they would voluntarily leave their communities to
look for ...
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In Britain, a campaign to abolish the trade and liberate the slaves rapidly
developed into a national crusade. ... would be taught to participate in 'legitimate
trade', that is, to purchase from, and produce goods wanted by, manufacturers in
Britain.
In Britain, a campaign to abolish the trade and liberate the slaves rapidly
developed into a national crusade. ... would be taught to participate in 'legitimate
trade', that is, to purchase from, and produce goods wanted by, manufacturers in
Britain.
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In Britain an Act attempting to make deportation of Indian coolie labour illegal
was passed in 1839. The imperial government's prohibition prevented most of the
pastoralists' plans for importing coolie labour to replace convicts from eventuating
.
In Britain an Act attempting to make deportation of Indian coolie labour illegal
was passed in 1839. The imperial government's prohibition prevented most of the
pastoralists' plans for importing coolie labour to replace convicts from eventuating
.
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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 |
| ISBN | 0195546105, 9780195546101 |
| Length | 397 pages |
| Subjects | › Religion / Comparative Religion |
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