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Imperial spaces : placing the Irish and Scots in colonial Australia / Lindsay Proudfoot and Dianne Hall.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Proudfoot, L. J. (Lindsay J.), Author.
- Series:
- Studies in imperialism (Manchester, England)
- Studies in imperialism
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Victoria--Ethnic relations.
- Victoria.
- New South Wales--Ethnic relations.
- New South Wales.
- Australia--History--1788-1900.
- Australia.
- Scots--Australia.
- Scots.
- Irish--Australia.
- Irish.
- Colonists--Australia.
- Colonists.
- Group identity--Scotland.
- Group identity.
- Group identity--Ireland.
- Cultural fusion--Australia.
- Cultural fusion.
- Imperialism--Australia.
- Imperialism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations (black & white), tables; digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- MSI edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2013, 2012.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- Imperial spaces takes two of the most influential minority groups of white settlers in the British Empire - the Irish and the Scots - and explores how they imagined themselves within the landscapes of its farthest reaches, the Australian colonies of Victoria and New South Wales. Using letters and diaries as well as records of collective activities such as committee meetings, parades and dinners, the book examines how the Irish and Scots built new identities as settlers in the unknown spaces of Empire. Utilizing critical geographical theories of 'place' as the site of memory and agency, it cons
- Contents:
- Copyright; CONTENTS; FIGURES AND TABLES; GENERAL EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1. Introduction; 2. (Re)presenting empire; 3. Place and diaspora; 4. Dislocations?; 5. Relocations: land, legislation and memory; 6. Pastoral places; 7. Urban enactments; 8. Sites of faith and memory; 9. Conclusion; INDEX
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print record.
- ISBN:
- 9781847797247
- 1847797245
- 9781781702895
- 1781702896
- 9781847794512
- 1847794513
- OCLC:
- 818847499
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