UQP paperbacks Colonial Queensland : perspectives on a frontier society

Type

Book

Authors

Thorpe, Bill

ISBN 10

0702224561

ISBN 13

9780702224560

LCCN

DU 270 .T46

DDC

994.303

Tags

Historical Study & Educational Resources, Queensland, History, Economic conditions, Race relations, Australia, Colonial Queensland, Colonization

Series Name

UQP paperbacks

Abstract

Colonial Queens and is an impressive work of historical sociology. From a range of recent perspectives it examines: Aboriginal labour patterns; environmental history, breaking new ground in its discussion of masculinity, hunting and attempts to eliminate native fauna; issues in colonialism, post-colonialism and Australian Studies; social structure, particularly dimensions of class, race, and gender; the colonial political economy and its inter-colonial and global connections; the so-called "Queensland difference". Base on extensive primary and secondary research, including much material never before published, Colonial Queensland is a fascinating and important contribution to history and historiography.

Description

Content:
1. "Postcolonialism", Australian S/studies, and the "social-material"
2. Contact History, Colonised Labour, and the Making of Colonial Society
3. Ecohistory and Political Economy, 1824-1900
4. Social Structure, Social Conditions, and Social Relations
5. Conclusion and Afterword.

Biblio Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-267) and index.
Item donated by Graham Price.
Categorized by publisher, then author, then date.

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