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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prevailing economic circumstances into secure material possessions , most
typically land and housing , drew away , though not yet noticeably , from those
who remained at risk in both the housing and employment markets . Increasingly
, as ...
prevailing economic circumstances into secure material possessions , most
typically land and housing , drew away , though not yet noticeably , from those
who remained at risk in both the housing and employment markets . Increasingly
, as ...
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144 There was much discussion of Australia as a “ social laboratory ' , though this
was mainly in political and economic terms , of the development of democratic
practices , or the management of relations between labour and capital .
144 There was much discussion of Australia as a “ social laboratory ' , though this
was mainly in political and economic terms , of the development of democratic
practices , or the management of relations between labour and capital .
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112 . 112 N . G . Butlin and H . de Meel , Public Capital Formation in Australia ,
ANU Press , Canberra , 1954 , p . 8 . Butlin , Investment in Australian Economic
Development , pp . 414 , 415 . 114 See T . A . Coghlan , Labour and Industry , pp
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112 . 112 N . G . Butlin and H . de Meel , Public Capital Formation in Australia ,
ANU Press , Canberra , 1954 , p . 8 . Butlin , Investment in Australian Economic
Development , pp . 414 , 415 . 114 See T . A . Coghlan , Labour and Industry , pp
.
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| Title | The Oxford History of Australia, Volume 3 The Oxford History of Australia, Geoffrey Bolton |
| Author | Beverley Kingston |
| Editors | Geoffrey Bolton, Beverley Kingston |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press, 1986 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Sep 2009 |
| ISBN | 0195546113, 9780195546118 |
| Length | 368 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / United States / General |
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