Pastiche I: Reflections On 19Th Century Australia
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Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
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What did it mean to live, labour, and dream in nineteenth-century Australia? Pastiche I: Reflections on 19th Century Australia, edited by Penny Russell and Richard White, presents a rich and multifaceted anthology that reassembles the textures of colonial Australian life through a kaleidoscope of historical perspectives. Drawing on a diverse range of voices and disciplines, the collection chronicles the social, cultural, and political currents that shaped a continent in transformation — from the intimate details of everyday existence to the grand narratives of nation-building — painting a portrait of an era that was at once turbulent, inventive, and deeply formative. Russell and White bring together contributions that illuminate the contradictions and complexities of colonial society, interrogating race, class, gender, and identity with scholarly rigour and narrative verve. The anthology's breadth reflects the editors' conviction that history is best understood not as a single story, but as a mosaic of competing experiences and overlapping realities. As a foundational text in Australian historical studies, Pastiche I challenges readers to reconsider the myths and legacies of the nineteenth century — and to ask what echoes of that world still reverberate in the Australia of today.
Author: Penny Russell And Richard White
Format: Paperback
Published: 1994, Allen & Unwin
Genre: Australian history
Edition: First Edition Thus
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: Ex-library with usual markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What did it mean to live, labour, and dream in nineteenth-century Australia? Pastiche I: Reflections on 19th Century Australia, edited by Penny Russell and Richard White, presents a rich and multifaceted anthology that reassembles the textures of colonial Australian life through a kaleidoscope of historical perspectives. Drawing on a diverse range of voices and disciplines, the collection chronicles the social, cultural, and political currents that shaped a continent in transformation — from the intimate details of everyday existence to the grand narratives of nation-building — painting a portrait of an era that was at once turbulent, inventive, and deeply formative. Russell and White bring together contributions that illuminate the contradictions and complexities of colonial society, interrogating race, class, gender, and identity with scholarly rigour and narrative verve. The anthology's breadth reflects the editors' conviction that history is best understood not as a single story, but as a mosaic of competing experiences and overlapping realities. As a foundational text in Australian historical studies, Pastiche I challenges readers to reconsider the myths and legacies of the nineteenth century — and to ask what echoes of that world still reverberate in the Australia of today.