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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... seemed to be crying out for people , yet the trend in civilized society was toward re- pression or management of the birth rate . The circumstances of Australian settlement initially rationed opportunities for sexual activity , but when ...
... seemed to be crying out for people , yet the trend in civilized society was toward re- pression or management of the birth rate . The circumstances of Australian settlement initially rationed opportunities for sexual activity , but when ...
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... seemed blasphemous . Nor would they appeal to a Protestant ascendancy striving as it was still to stand apart from such superstitious practices . To compare Aboriginal male initiates with the traditional Catholic priesthood would be ...
... seemed blasphemous . Nor would they appeal to a Protestant ascendancy striving as it was still to stand apart from such superstitious practices . To compare Aboriginal male initiates with the traditional Catholic priesthood would be ...
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... seemed ideally suited to continue the American experi- ment with Jeffersonian democracy . The expansion of small farms would provide useful and productive employment to retain gold - rush immigrants and ensure self - sufficiency in ...
... seemed ideally suited to continue the American experi- ment with Jeffersonian democracy . The expansion of small farms would provide useful and productive employment to retain gold - rush immigrants and ensure self - sufficiency in ...
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