The civilisation of Port Phillip : settler ideology, violence, and rhetorical possession / Thomas Ja...
The civilisation of Port Phillip : settler ideology, violence, and rhetorical possession / Thomas Ja...
The civilisation of Port Phillip : settler ideology, violence, and rhetorical possession / Thomas James Rogers.
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Publisher
South Carlton : Melbourne University Publishing ; North Sydney : Random House Australia [Distributor]
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publishing, 2018.
Call Numbers
H 2018/3123
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MMS ID
Language
English
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Physical content
x, 254 pages : 1 map ; 21 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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Publisher
South Carlton : Melbourne University Publishing ; North Sydney : Random House Australia [Distributor]
Carlton, Victoria : Melbourne University Publishing, 2018.
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
- Australian history
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander content
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Summary
Port Phillip's free settlers often said that they were civilising a wilderness. The truth was that the occupied country already had people, laws, politics, and economies. What did 'civilisation' mean to the free settlers? And what was the relationship between civilising and violence? The Civilisation of Port Phillip tracks the violent history of th...
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The civilisation of Port Phillip : settler ideology, violence, and rhetorical possession / Thomas James Rogers.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Original version Thesis (Ph.D.) University of Melbourne, School of Historical and Philosophical Studies, 2014.
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©2018.
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H 2018/3123
Record Identifier
74VKVk5XVxdg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVk5XVxdg
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ISBN
9780522870602 paperback :
9780522872385 hardback :
DDC
994.5
MMS ID
991024185816902626
