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Men and manliness on the frontier : Queensland and British Columbia in the mid-nineteenth century /
What were the lived experiences of men on the frontiers of the British Empire? Using their journals, diaries and letters Robert Hogg examines the dreams, challenges and failures of men seeking their 'independence' on the margins of empire and demonstrates that life in colonial Queensland a...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Basingstoke :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2012.
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| Colección: | Genders and sexualities in history.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | What were the lived experiences of men on the frontiers of the British Empire? Using their journals, diaries and letters Robert Hogg examines the dreams, challenges and failures of men seeking their 'independence' on the margins of empire and demonstrates that life in colonial Queensland and British Columbia challenged preconceived ideas of manliness. Men were forced to sacrifice or modify elements of this ideal; some accepted that their manly aspirations were impossible to fulfil. In fact, this ideal of manliness contained a deep paradox. It was inherently contradictory, encompassing physical and mental prowess, caste hierarchies and egalitarianism, heterosexual dominance and the possibility of homoeroticism, Christian piety and the potential for violence and murder. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource : maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781137284259 1137284250 9781349321117 1349321117 |