Restless men : masculinity and Robinson Crusoe, 1788-1840 /

Restless men : masculinity and Robinson Crusoe, 1788-1840 / Karen Downing, School of History, Australian National University.

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"Around the turn of the nineteenth century Robinson Crusoe turns up remarkably often in material dealing with the emerging Australian colonies. The call to adventure and do-it-yourself guide to settlement in Daniel Defoe's novel resonated strongly with British explorers and settlers. But C...

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Main Author: Downing, Karen, 1961-
Other title:Masculinity and Robinson Crusoe, 1788-1840.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Subjects:
Crusoe, Robinson > (Fictitious character) > Miscellanea.
Masculinity > Social aspects > Australia > History > 18th century.
Masculinity > Social aspects > Australia > History > 19th century.
British > Australia > History.
Pioneers > Australia > History.
Agitation (Psychology) > Social aspects > Australia > History.
Anxiety > Social aspects > Australia > History.
Australia > Discovery and exploration > British.
Australia > Colonization.

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