From the first white settlement clothing was of vast social significance to Australians. It was central to the ways class and status were negotiated and equally significant for marking out sexual differences. Dress was implicated in definitions of morality, in the relationship between Europeans and Aboriginal people, and between convict and free. This book reveals the broader historical and cultural implications of clothes in Australia for the first time.
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"How refreshing to discover that such an intelligent book title crowns and equally thought-provoking text! We are treated from the very start to some of the best commentary I have read about the discipline of costume research." Rags
"In her scholarly, multi-faceted study, Maynard...dispels myths entrenched in romanticized patriarchical, economic, and industrial forces...Recommended for comprehensive collections in costume history and Australian studies at all levels." M. F. Morris, Choice
"...an original, engrossing treatment of a fascinating subject....[A] fresh and vivid picture of nineteenth century Australia emerges. Copious well-chosen illustrations constitute an attractive supplement to the text. Making excellent use of literary sources, Maynard convincingly refutes the common view, both then and now, that Australian dress merely imitated British styles." Thomas E. Tausky, Australian and New Zealand Studies in Canada
"Well researched and well presented, this book usefully extends the study of the history of fashion into hitherto unexplored territory." Valerie Steele, American Historical Review
"In her scholarly, multi-faceted study, Maynard...dispels myths entrenched in romanticized patriarchical, economic, and industrial forces...Recommended for comprehensive collections in costume history and Australian studies at all levels." M. F. Morris, Choice
"...an original, engrossing treatment of a fascinating subject....[A] fresh and vivid picture of nineteenth century Australia emerges. Copious well-chosen illustrations constitute an attractive supplement to the text. Making excellent use of literary sources, Maynard convincingly refutes the common view, both then and now, that Australian dress merely imitated British styles." Thomas E. Tausky, Australian and New Zealand Studies in Canada
"Well researched and well presented, this book usefully extends the study of the history of fashion into hitherto unexplored territory." Valerie Steele, American Historical Review
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This book reveals the broader historical and cultural implications of clothes in colonial Australia. It shows that dress was central to the ways class and status were negotiated and the marking out of sexual differences. It helped define morality, the relationship between Europeans and Aboriginal people, and between convict and free.
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The circumstances of dressing were extraordinary in the early penal settlements of Australia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, Louisa Meredith, South Australia, First Fleet, Rachel Henning, Female Factory, David Jones, Port Jackson, John Oxley Library, Katie Hume, George Street, Select Committee, Von Guerard, William Howitt, Mitchell Library, Pitt Street, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Gazette, Tasmanian Aborigines, Western Australia, William Kelly, Collins Street, Dixson Galleries, Flinders Island New!
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The circumstances of dressing were extraordinary in the early penal settlements of Australia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, Louisa Meredith, South Australia, First Fleet, Rachel Henning, Female Factory, David Jones, Port Jackson, John Oxley Library, Katie Hume, George Street, Select Committee, Von Guerard, William Howitt, Mitchell Library, Pitt Street, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney Gazette, Tasmanian Aborigines, Western Australia, William Kelly, Collins Street, Dixson Galleries, Flinders Island New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Adorned in Dreams: Fashion and Modernity by Elizabeth Wilson on 4 pages
- Elizabeth Macarthur (Hodder Australia series) by Hazel King in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Theory of the Leisure Class by Thorsten Veblen in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The long farewell by D. E Charlwood in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Depraved and Disorderly: Female Convicts, Sexuality and Gender in Colonial Australia by Joy Damousi in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Missionary Writing and Empire, 1800-1860 (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture) by Anna Johnston in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Material Culture and Consumer Society: Dependent Colonies in Colonial Australia (The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology) by Mark Staniforth in Back Matter
- South Sea Maidens: Western Fantasy and Sexual Politics in the South Pacific (Contributions to the Study of World History) by Michael Sturma in Back Matter
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