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TO TRY HER FORTUNE IN LONDON
AUSTRALIAN WOMEN, COLONIALISM AND MODERNITY |
| By: |
Angela Woollacott |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£45.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0195142683 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780195142686 |
| Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC |
| Pub. date: |
1 July, 2001 |
| Pages: |
308 |
| Description: |
Between 1870 and 1940, tens of thousands of Australian women were drawn to London. 'To Try Her Fortune in London' considers white colonials as part of the colonial presence at the heart of the empire. Woollacott explores previously unexamined connections between whiteness, colonial status, gender, and modernity. |
| Synopsis: |
Between 1870 and 1940, tens of thousands of Australian women were drawn to London - their imperial metropolis and the centre of the publishing, art, theatrical, and educational worlds. Even more Australian women than men made their pilgrimage "home", seeking opportunities beyond those avaliable to them in the Australian colonies or dominion. Through this lens, Woollacott explores connections between whiteness, colonial status, gender, and modernity. |
| Illustrations: |
1 map and 11 halftones |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Oxford University Press Inc |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |