Men and manliness on the frontier : Queensland and British Columbia in the mid-nineteenth century / Robert Hogg.
| Author/creator |
Hogg, Robert, 1961- |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, |
| Description | ix, 232 p. : maps ; 23 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subject(s) |
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| Series | Genders and sexualities in history |
| Abstract | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-227) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2012537302 |
| ISBN | 9780230250178 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0230250173 (hbk.) |
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