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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Particularly debated was the role of corporal punishment , which in Britain was extensively used in the schools for the sons of the rich despite the fact that it was thought to arouse rather than repress sexuality .
Particularly debated was the role of corporal punishment , which in Britain was extensively used in the schools for the sons of the rich despite the fact that it was thought to arouse rather than repress sexuality .
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Nearly forty girls from the age of seven were enrolled , and the school insisted that parents sign a bond for £ 100 ... Hannah More and Sarah Trimmer , Sunday Schools were specifically designed to teach religion and reading to child ...
Nearly forty girls from the age of seven were enrolled , and the school insisted that parents sign a bond for £ 100 ... Hannah More and Sarah Trimmer , Sunday Schools were specifically designed to teach religion and reading to child ...
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Much more effective would be a state system of nondenominational schools where controversial religious doctrine could ... In the classrooms of the national school , God was still seen to be of some utility but as a reinforcement of that ...
Much more effective would be a state system of nondenominational schools where controversial religious doctrine could ... In the classrooms of the national school , God was still seen to be of some utility but as a reinforcement of that ...
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Contents
Blueprint for Growth | 1 |
Male Convict Experience 17881804 | 32 |
Hunters and Collectors | 63 |
Copyright | |
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