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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Page 52
... thought necessary for the amount of work they did . " Though the excess may looked upon as waste , ' wrote Coghlan , ' it is none the less evidence of the wealth of the people whose circumstances permit them to indulge in it.'125 As ...
... thought necessary for the amount of work they did . " Though the excess may looked upon as waste , ' wrote Coghlan , ' it is none the less evidence of the wealth of the people whose circumstances permit them to indulge in it.'125 As ...
Page 78
... thought extends beyond the sexual field , partly through unavoidable association , partly automatically . . . I think that the undoubted intellectual in- feriority of so many women can . . . be traced back to the inhibi- tion of thought ...
... thought extends beyond the sexual field , partly through unavoidable association , partly automatically . . . I think that the undoubted intellectual in- feriority of so many women can . . . be traced back to the inhibi- tion of thought ...
Page 88
... thought , or spiritualism.66 What was really missing from religion in the colonies was grandeur or style built on the inheritance of the ages in older societies , or that intensity of belief , evident in societies less secure materially ...
... thought , or spiritualism.66 What was really missing from religion in the colonies was grandeur or style built on the inheritance of the ages in older societies , or that intensity of belief , evident in societies less secure materially ...
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