Constructions of colonialism : perspectives on Eliza Fraser's shipwreck /
One of the most famous shipwreck sagas of the 19th century took place on the tropical coast of north-east Australia. In 1836 the Stirling Castle was wrecked off the Queensland coast and many of the crew, together with the captain''s wife, Eliza Fraser, were marooned on Fraser Island. Early...
| Други автори: | McNiven, Ian J., Russell, Lynette., Schaffer, Kay, 1945- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
Leicester University Press,
1998.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=226720 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Constructions of colonialism. |
| Резюме: |
One of the most famous shipwreck sagas of the 19th century took place on the tropical coast of north-east Australia. In 1836 the Stirling Castle was wrecked off the Queensland coast and many of the crew, together with the captain''s wife, Eliza Fraser, were marooned on Fraser Island. Early sensationalized accounts represent Mrs Fraser as an innocent white victim of colonialism and her Aboriginal captors as barbarous savages. These ""first contact"" narratives of the white woman and her Aboriginal ""captors"" impacted significantly on England and the politics of Empire at an early stage. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (vi, 192 pages) : illustrations |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 174-182) and index. |
| ISBN: |
1847142559 9781847142559 9780718501396 071850139X |