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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... organized religion , the forces of organized unbelief were minute . A new popular re- ligion , the Salvation Army , gathered supporters more easily than any of the organizations advocating , for example , athe- ism , free thought , or ...
... organized religion , the forces of organized unbelief were minute . A new popular re- ligion , the Salvation Army , gathered supporters more easily than any of the organizations advocating , for example , athe- ism , free thought , or ...
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... organized into one labour army under the control of the state . Hours of work would be small and leisure would be devoted to improvement of the mind . 108 ' All that any religion has been to the highest thoughts of any people Socialism ...
... organized into one labour army under the control of the state . Hours of work would be small and leisure would be devoted to improvement of the mind . 108 ' All that any religion has been to the highest thoughts of any people Socialism ...
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Beverley Kingston Geoffrey Bolton. of those who promoted and organized sporting events and public demonstrations . Thus Charles Tait , who for a decade had organized and supervised crowds for concerts , theatrical tours , and other large ...
Beverley Kingston Geoffrey Bolton. of those who promoted and organized sporting events and public demonstrations . Thus Charles Tait , who for a decade had organized and supervised crowds for concerts , theatrical tours , and other large ...
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