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Convict Maids: The Forced Migration of Women to Australia
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Convict Maids: The Forced Migration of Women to Australia
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Deborah Oxley
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| Series | Studies in Australian History |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:352 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Australia, New Zealand & Pacific history
World history - c 1750 to c 1900 |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521446778
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| Classifications | Dewey:365.34 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
2 Maps; 1 Halftones, unspecified; 55 Line drawings, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
17 June 1996 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Convict Maids looks at female convicts transported from Britain and Ireland to New South Wales between 1826 and 1840. Deborah Oxley refutes the notion that these women were prostitutes and criminals, arguing that in fact they helped put the colony on its feet. Analyzing their backgrounds, Oxley finds that they were skilled, literate, young and healthy--qualities exploited by the new colony. Convict Maids draws on historical, economic and feminist theory, and is impressive for its extensive and original research.
Reviews'... raises a wealth of stimulating new questions about convict women, the colonial enterprise, both British and Australian society and, indeed, about the very bases of economic analysis.' Australian Feminist Studies
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