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The strange birth of colonial democracy: New South Wales, 1848-1884
J. B. Hirst
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Frontmatter
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Illustrations (page vi)
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Preface (page viii)
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Introduction: democracy and its dangers (page 1)
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I A British democracy (page 14)
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1 Tricking the British (page 16)
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2 Betrayed by the British (page 31)
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3 Making Britain democratic (page 47)
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4 Desperately loyal (page 59)
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II Democracy and society (page 80)
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5 Landlords and tenants (page 82)
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6 The effects of gold (page 97)
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7 Marks of distinction (page 105)
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8 Bushmen and bushrangers (page 119)
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III Fruits of democracy (page 132)
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9 Attacking the rich (page 134)
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10 Excluding the Chinese (page 157)
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11 Disgust (page 173)
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IV Democracy and authority (page 194)
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12 The governing of diggers (page 196)
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13 Police and bushrangers (page 217)
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14 Local authority (page 243)
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Epilogue: the unwanted (page 266)
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Sources (page 274)
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Notes (page 275)
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Index (page 300)
Citable Link
Published: 1988
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
- 9781597403016 (hardcover)
- 9780043271001 (paper)