Restless men : masculinity and Robinson Crusoe, 1788-1840 / Karen Downing, School of History, Austra...
Restless men : masculinity and Robinson Crusoe, 1788-1840 / Karen Downing, School of History, Austra...
Restless men : masculinity and Robinson Crusoe, 1788-1840 / Karen Downing, School of History, Australian National University.
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Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
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H 2015/3011 , G 2015/63
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 237 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Restless men -- 1. Confined by the Gout : Perceptions of Men's Physical Health -- 2. The Ecstasies and Transports of the Soul : Emotional Journeys of Self-discovery -- 3. My Head Filled Early With Rambling Thoughts : Raising Boys and Making Men -- 4. Satisfied with Nothing but Going to...
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Publisher
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2014.
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Summary
"Around the turn of the nineteenth century Robinson Crusoe turns up remarkably often in material dealing with the emerging Australian colonies. The call to adventure and do-it-yourself guide to settlement in Daniel Defoe's novel resonated strongly with British explorers and settlers. But Crusoe did not make men restless: restlessness was the expres...
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Restless men : masculinity and Robinson Crusoe, 1788-1840 / Karen Downing, School of History, Australian National University.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) and index.
Mitchell Library copy at H 2015/3011: Submission for Premier's History Award 2015.
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H 2015/3011 , G 2015/63
Record Identifier
74VKJ0oOgj6y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJ0oOgj6y
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ISBN
1137348941 (hardback)
9781137348944 (hardback)
DDC
305.31099409/033
MMS ID
991022311349702626
