The Enlightenment, Philanthropy and the Idea of Social Progress in Early Australia : Creating a Happier Race?

by Ilya Lazarev

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Format Paperback / Softback

Book Series Routledge Studies in Cultural History

ISBN-10 0367665883

ISBN-13 9780367665883

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd

Imprint Routledge

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Sep 30th, 2020

Print length 280 Pages

Weight 412 grams

Dimensions 15.20 x 22.70 x 2.10 cms

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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.

This book seeks to highlight the influence of the Enlightenment idea of social progress on the character of the "civilising mission" in early Australia by tracing its presence in the various "civilising" attempts undertaken between 1788 and 1850. It also represents an attempt to marry the history of the British Enlightenment and the history of settler-Aboriginal interactions. The chronological structure of the book, as well as the breadth of its content, will facilitate the readers understanding of the evolution of "civilising attempts" and their epistemological underpinnings, while throwing additional light on the influence of the Enlightenment on Australian history as a whole.

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