Scandal in the Colonies

Explores how colonial societies offered European settlers the opportunity to invent new identities, an opportunity exploited with a vengeance. But as people, goods and correspondence crossed the imperial realm, scandal was never far behind. Kirsten McKenzie argues that scandal influenced imperial po...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McKenzie, Kirsten
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Melbourne : Melbourne University Publishing, 2013.
Temas:
1788-1909
Impostors and imposture > Australia > Sydney (N.S.W.) > History > 19th century.
Impostors and imposture > South Africa > Cape Town > History > 19th century.
Middle class > Australia > Sydney (N.S.W.) > History > 19th century.
Middle class > South Africa > Cape Town > History > 19th century.
British colonies
Impostors and imposture
Middle class
Social conditions
Sozialer Wandel
Sydney (N.S.W.) > Social conditions.
Cape Town (South Africa) > Social conditions.
Great Britain > Colonies > Social conditions.
Australia > History > 1788-1851.
South Africa > History > 1836-1909.
Grande-Bretagne > Colonies > Conditions sociales.
Australie > Histoire > 1788-1851.
Afrique du Sud > Histoire > 1836-1909.
Australia
New South Wales > Sydney
South Africa
South Africa > Cape Town
Kapstadt
Sydney
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Explores how colonial societies offered European settlers the opportunity to invent new identities, an opportunity exploited with a vengeance. But as people, goods and correspondence crossed the imperial realm, scandal was never far behind. Kirsten McKenzie argues that scandal influenced imperial policy.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (193 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-205) and index.
ISBN:0522863787
9780522863789

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