Savage or Civilised? : Manners in Colonial Australia
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0868408603
ISBN-13
9780868408606
Publisher
UNSW Press
Imprint
UNSW Press
Country of Manufacture
AU
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 1st, 2010
Print length
368 Pages
Weight
590 grams
Dimensions
23.30 x 15.50 x 3.40 cms
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In colonial Australia manners marked the difference between savagery and civilisation, between vulgarity and refinement. Colonists recoiled in shock and confusion at the customs of Indigenous Australians, but they also sensed the savagery lurking in white society. The story of behaviour, respect and manners in colonial Australia.
In colonial Australia manners marked the difference between savagery and civilisation, between vulgarity and refinement. Colonists recoiled in shock and confusion at the customs of Indigenous Australians, but they also sensed the savagery lurking in white society. Manners mattered, to individuals and to society. Original and compelling, Savage or Civilised? is the story of behaviour, respect and manners in colonial Australia.
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