Australia's Colonial Culture: Ideas, Men And Institutions In Mid-Nineteenth Century Eastern Australia
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
At the crossroads of colonial ambition and intellectual awakening, Australia's Colonial Culture: Ideas, Men and Institutions in Mid-Nineteenth Century Eastern Australia presents a penetrating examination of the formative forces that shaped Australian society during one of its most consequential eras. George Nadel chronicles the intellectual and institutional landscape of mid-nineteenth century Eastern Australia, tracing how imported European ideas collided and merged with the raw realities of a young colonial society, giving rise to new cultural identities, civic institutions, and modes of thought that would define the nation for generations. Nadel argues with scholarly rigour and precision that culture in colonial Australia was not a passive imitation of British norms, but an active, contested process driven by remarkable individuals and the institutions they built. His prose is measured yet illuminating, drawing on rich historical detail to reconstruct a world on the cusp of transformation. With a foreword by C. Hartley Grattan lending additional scholarly authority, this work stands as an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to understand the ideological foundations of modern Australia — and the restless minds who dared to imagine it.
Author: George Nadel
Format: Hardback
Published: 1957, F.W. Cheshire, Melbourne
Genre: Australian history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Wear and tear with damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
At the crossroads of colonial ambition and intellectual awakening, Australia's Colonial Culture: Ideas, Men and Institutions in Mid-Nineteenth Century Eastern Australia presents a penetrating examination of the formative forces that shaped Australian society during one of its most consequential eras. George Nadel chronicles the intellectual and institutional landscape of mid-nineteenth century Eastern Australia, tracing how imported European ideas collided and merged with the raw realities of a young colonial society, giving rise to new cultural identities, civic institutions, and modes of thought that would define the nation for generations. Nadel argues with scholarly rigour and precision that culture in colonial Australia was not a passive imitation of British norms, but an active, contested process driven by remarkable individuals and the institutions they built. His prose is measured yet illuminating, drawing on rich historical detail to reconstruct a world on the cusp of transformation. With a foreword by C. Hartley Grattan lending additional scholarly authority, this work stands as an indispensable reference for anyone seeking to understand the ideological foundations of modern Australia — and the restless minds who dared to imagine it.