Ilya Lazarev

The Enlightenment, Philanthropy and the Idea of Social Progress in Early Australia

Creating a Happier Race?

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Produktbeschreibung

The Enlightenment begot a panoply of ideas, of which the notion of social progress is one of the most salient. It informed not only the way Europeans saw themselves, but also how they viewed indigenous people of their empires. This book describes how this theory influenced the civilising mission in early Australia.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 376g
• ISBN-13: 9780367665883
• ISBN-10: 0367665883
• Artikelnr.: 60005033

Autorenporträt

Ilya Lazarev holds a PhD in History from the University of Melbourne, and an MA in International Relations from Ritsumeikan University, where he researched Russo-Japanese economic cooperation.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. A Shortcut to Civilisation: The Idea of Social Progress and
the Founders of Australia 2. The Purveyors of Modernity: Early "Civilising"
Attempts 3. Lachlan Macquarie: The Enlightened Autocrat, the Laird of New
South Wales 4. The Handmaid of Religion?:"Civilisation - Christianisation"
Debate and the Progress of the Protestant Missions 5. The Folly of the
Enlightened Mind: The Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate, the Rise of the
Scheme 6. The Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate: The Climax and the
Unraveling. Conclusion