Australians - A Social Sketch

Klappentext Published in 1893! this book describes the life and culture of Australia in the last years of the nineteenth century. Zusammenfassung First published in 1893! this work provided the English public with a detailed account of Australian life and culture. Adams divides his study in two parts! the first describing life in the coastal settlements! the second focusing on the eastern interior of the country. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Pacific Slope: 1. Along the coast; 2. The sea-coast cities; 3. Culture and society; 4. The men of mark; 5. Two Australian writers; Part II. The Eastern Interior: 1. 'Up country'; 2. The squatters; 3. The selectors; 4. The bush people; 5. The land question; Postscript; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: Francis Adams, Francis William Lauderdale Adams
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.05.2011
• EAN: 9781108030656
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03065-6
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - History of Oceania
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Australia & New Zealand, Australasian & Pacific history, Australasian and Pacific history