Savage or Civilised?: Manners in Colonial Australia
by Penny Russell
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Good Condition
- Seller
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Picton, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
University of New South Wales, Sydney, 2010. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. In colonial Australia manners marked the difference between savagery and civilisation, between vulgarity and refinement. Colonists recoiled in shock and confusion at the customs of Indigenous Australians, but they also sensed the savagery lurking in white society. Manners mattered, to individuals and to society. Original and compelling, Savage or Civilised? is the story of behaviour, respect and manners in colonial Australia All pictures shown are of the actual product offered for sale Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm - 250mm. 406 pages. Remnants of old price label on rear cover. Covers have some shelf-wear, as well as some bumping to corners and extremities. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Sociology & Culture; Genealogy & Local History. Inventory No: 20732. .
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- Bookseller
- Bong Bong Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 20732
- Title
- Savage or Civilised?: Manners in Colonial Australia
- Author
- Penny Russell
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- University of New South Wales
- Place of Publication
- Sydney
- Date Published
- 2010
- Keywords
- BZDB3 Sociology & Culture; Genealogy & Local History. Unbranded Penny Russell Savage or Civilised?: Manners in Colonial Australia
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