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Men and manliness on the frontier : Queensland and British Columbia in the mid-nineteenth century

Hogg, Robert, 1961-

Overview

What were the lived experiences of men on the frontiers of the British Empire? Using their journals, diaries and letters Robert Hogg examines the dreams, challenges and failures of men seeking their 'independence' on the margins of empire and demonstrates that life in colonial Queensland and British Columbia challenged preconceived ideas of manliness. Men were forced to sacrifice or modify elements of this ideal; some accepted that their manly aspirations were impossible to fulfil. In fact, this ideal of manliness contained a deep paradox. It was inherently contradictory, encompassing physical and mental prowess, caste hierarchies and egalitarianism, heterosexual dominance and the possibility of homoeroticism, Christian piety and the potential for violence and murder.

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Subject: Masculinity British Columbia History 19th century. / Masculinity Australia Queensland History 19th century. / Frontier and pioneer life British Columbia History 19th century. / Frontier and pioneer life Australia Queensland History 19th century.
• ISBN: 9780230250178, 0230250173

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HQ1090.7.C2 H6 2012	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE