ACLS Humanities E-Book: The strange birth of colonial democracy: New South Wales, 1848-1884

The strange birth of colonial democracy: New South Wales, 1848-1884

Hirst, J. B. (John Bradley)

Year: 1988.

Publisher: Allen & Unwin.

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Frontmatter

Illustrations

Preface

Introduction: democracy and its dangers

I A British democracy

1 Tricking the British

2 Betrayed by the British

3 Making Britain democratic

4 Desperately loyal

II Democracy and society

5 Landlords and tenants

6 The effects of gold

7 Marks of distinction

8 Bushmen and bushrangers

III Fruits of democracy

9 Attacking the rich

10 Excluding the Chinese

11 Disgust

IV Democracy and authority

12 The governing of diggers

13 Police and bushrangers

14 Local authority

Epilogue: the unwanted

Sources

Notes

Index

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Title:

The strange birth of colonial democracy : New South Wales, 1848-1884 J.B. Hirst.

Author:

Hirst, J. B. (John Bradley)

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2008
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The strange birth of colonial democracy : New South Wales, 1848-1884 J.B. Hirst.
Hirst, J. B. (John Bradley)
Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1988.

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• New South Wales -- Politics and government

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