The Australian Horn of Plenty : How Britain's Australian Colonies Began Democracy

The Australian Horn of Plenty How Britain's Australian Colonies Began Democracy

Hamilton explores in a short history how all men gained the vote, self-government and the secret ballot in South Australia (1856), Victoria (1857) and New South Wales (1858). A vital text for scholars of democracy, Australian Studies, Political Science, Constitutional Law, and about the building blo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Hamilton, Reg (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Taylor & Francis Group 2024.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Democracy > Australia.
Legislative councils > Australia.
Voting > Australia > History.
Elections > Australia > New South Wales > History.
Elections > Australia > South Australia > History.
Elections > Australia > Victoria > History.
Australia > Colonization > History.
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Democracy
  • What were the 1850s constitutions and electoral laws?
  • The ideas that formed these new Australian colonial democracies
  • The Colonial leaders that fought for and opposed democracy
  • Obstructive Legislative Councils (upper houses)
  • New South Wales - The 18th century colony
  • Victoria - The colony of the goldfields and Eureka stockade
  • South Australia - The democracy colony
  • The British framework.

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