Convicts & The Colonies: A Study Of Penal Transportation From Great Britain & Ireland To Australia & Other Parts Of The British Empire
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: A. G. L. Shaw
Binding: Hardback
Published: Faber & Faber, 1966
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Minor stains on endpapers.
This academic text meticulously chronicles the history of penal transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other British Empire territories. A. G. L. Shaw presents a comprehensive study, detailing the social, economic, and political motivations behind this significant historical practice. The work illuminates the harsh realities faced by convicts and the profound impact of their forced migration on the development of colonial societies. It serves as an essential resource for understanding a pivotal era in British and Australian history.
Author: A. G. L. Shaw
Binding: Hardback
Published: Faber & Faber, 1966
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Minor stains on endpapers.
This academic text meticulously chronicles the history of penal transportation from Great Britain and Ireland to Australia and other British Empire territories. A. G. L. Shaw presents a comprehensive study, detailing the social, economic, and political motivations behind this significant historical practice. The work illuminates the harsh realities faced by convicts and the profound impact of their forced migration on the development of colonial societies. It serves as an essential resource for understanding a pivotal era in British and Australian history.