| Portion of title |
Making colonial knowledge, 1770-1870 |
| Contents |
Introduction. Settler colonialism and its forms of knowledge -- Morality, violence and sentiment : precarious lives on colonial frontiers, 1788-1797 -- Language, poetry and song : reading indigenous wordlists and grammars, 1770-1874 -- 'Virtuous curiosity' : penal practices and social theories, 1791-1843 -- Prison letters : reading and writing from Norfolk Island, 1834-1860 -- Collecting practices : botany, print culture and empire, 1768-1988 -- Creating colonial readers and imperial networks : the Tasmanian journal of natural science, 1841-1849 -- Conclusion. Knowing the colony, knowing the world. |
| Abstract |
"Johnston shows how colonial knowledge from Australia influenced global thinking about religion, science, and society. Using a rich variety of sources including botanical illustrations, Victorian literature and convict memoirs, this multi-disciplinary study charts how new ways of identifying ideas were forged and circulated between colonies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | ebook version : 9781009195911 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2023010953 |
| ISBN | 9781009186902 |
| ISBN | 1009186906 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
