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3.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting but a bit dry,
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This review is from: Depraved and Disorderly: Female Convicts, Sexuality and Gender in Colonial Australia (Paperback)
If you really enjoy reading Australian history, and have a bit of a background in academic history, you will probably like this book. Lots of references and research, with connections to current theories in feminist theory and Australian history. Avoid it if you aren't willing to slog through a certain amount of academicese to get to the interesting stuff.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting topic poorly written,
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This review is from: Depraved and Disorderly: Female Convicts, Sexuality and Gender in Colonial Australia (Hardcover)
The title is (after reading) obviously over-hyped since I failed to find anything "depraved" in the book. The topic of telling the life styles of early female "transportees" is fascinating but this appears to be some sort of a graduate thesis which was attempted to be expanded into book to sell (with a catchy title). The "book" is massively repetitive, shallow, and refers to the same people/incidents over and over. Even as a thesis, it is very disorganized.
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Depraved and Disorderly: Female Convicts, Sexuality and Gender in Colonial Australia by Joy Damousi (Paperback - May 28, 1997)
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