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.
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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.
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Add this copy of Savage Or Civilised? Manners in Colonial Australia to cart. $24.50, very good condition, Sold by Berry Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berry, NSW, AUSTRALIA, published 2010 by UNSW Press.
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Very Good. 9780868408606. Australian History. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Australian History; ISBN/EAN: 9780868408606. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 27617.
Add this copy of Savage Or Civilised? Manners in Colonial Australia to cart. $24.50, very good condition, Sold by Lawrence Jones rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Nobby Beach, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 2010 by UNSW Press.
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Very Good. 8vo. x, 406pp, index, references, notes, col plates. Pictorial card. Foxing to page edges. From the sparse pastoral frontiers to the crowded city streets of colonial Australia, manners mattered.
