Honourable intentions?: violence and virtue in Australian and Cape colonies, c. 1750 to 1850

"Honourable Intentions? compares the significance and strategic use of ideas of honour in two colonial societies, the Cape Colony and the early British settlements in Australia, between 1750 and 1850. In both regions swirled a free, and often transient, population of emigrants and sojourners, s...

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Other Authors: Russell, Penny (Editor), Worden, Nigel 1955- (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London and New York Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2016
Series:Routledge research in early modern history
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Honourable Intentions? compares the significance and strategic use of ideas of honour in two colonial societies, the Cape Colony and the early British settlements in Australia, between 1750 and 1850. In both regions swirled a free, and often transient, population of emigrants and sojourners, sailors and soldiers, merchants and traders, slaves and convicts, all with diverse backgrounds and transnational experiences. The mobile populations of colonial societies brought together cultures that held disparate, even contradictory, codes of honour and during these times of flux, concepts of honour and status were radically reconstructed"...Provided by publisher
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:x, 222 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:9781138850385

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