Their Chastity Was Not Too Rigid: Leisure Time in Early Australia

Their Chastity Was Not Too Rigid: Leisure Time in Early Australia

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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: J. W. C. Cumes - Longman Cheshire/Reed

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Condition Remarks: Good, , Dust Jacket: fair with general shelfwear with some tears along the spines and edges., Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting,


Their Chastity Was Not Too Rigid: Leisure Time in Early Australia is a book by J. W. C. Cumes, published by Longman Cheshire/Reed in 1979. It is a social history of the leisure activities and entertainments of the early Australians, from the colonial era to the federation. The book examines the various forms and functions of leisure, such as sports, games, music, theatre, gambling, drinking, and sex, and how they reflected and influenced the Australian society and culture. The book also explores the conflicts and controversies that arose from some of these leisure pursuits, and the role of the authorities and the moralists in regulating them.
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NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Photo is of the actual book - please note wear and tear. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.

Author: J. W. C. Cumes - Longman Cheshire/Reed

Format: Hardback

Remarks on Condition : Condition Remarks: Good, , Dust Jacket: fair with general shelfwear with some tears along the spines and edges., Pages intact, no marks, notes or highlighting,


Their Chastity Was Not Too Rigid: Leisure Time in Early Australia is a book by J. W. C. Cumes, published by Longman Cheshire/Reed in 1979. It is a social history of the leisure activities and entertainments of the early Australians, from the colonial era to the federation. The book examines the various forms and functions of leisure, such as sports, games, music, theatre, gambling, drinking, and sex, and how they reflected and influenced the Australian society and culture. The book also explores the conflicts and controversies that arose from some of these leisure pursuits, and the role of the authorities and the moralists in regulating them.