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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and those around the Derwent River were, he reported, 'capable of receiving all
of the British navy'. In addition, he reported, its coastline and offshore islands
were alive with seals, whose fur could be utilized as a southern component of the
fur ...
and those around the Derwent River were, he reported, 'capable of receiving all
of the British navy'. In addition, he reported, its coastline and offshore islands
were alive with seals, whose fur could be utilized as a southern component of the
fur ...
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After nearly fifty years of British occupation, administrators and missionaries were
no closer to understanding the relationship these people held to their land, nor
why they had remained so resistant to trade. Like the African Bushmen, the ...
After nearly fifty years of British occupation, administrators and missionaries were
no closer to understanding the relationship these people held to their land, nor
why they had remained so resistant to trade. Like the African Bushmen, the ...
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saw the British state as the opponent of local capitalism, a view which was
disputed by S.J. Butlin. Brian Fitzpatrick's British Imperialism and Australia, Allen
& Unwin, London, 1939, while arguing that the conflicts with the traders were not
...
saw the British state as the opponent of local capitalism, a view which was
disputed by S.J. Butlin. Brian Fitzpatrick's British Imperialism and Australia, Allen
& Unwin, London, 1939, while arguing that the conflicts with the traders were not
...
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Thirty Acres | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
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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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