The Paper War
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The Paper War

Morality, print culture and power in colonial New South Wales

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The Paper War

Morality, print culture and power in colonial New South Wales

About this book

In February 1832 Rev. Threlkeld was named as one of the 'perpetual blisters' that the London Missionary Society seemed 'destined to carry'. Lancelot Threkkeld, a working-class British subject, had lobbied his way to the colonies where he set up the Lake Macquarie mission in New South Wales. It was here that controversies, arguments, tempers and debates abounded, resulting in a very public 'paper war'. This engaging and intelligent book delves into the diverse and voluminous body of texts produced by and about Threlkeld from 1825–41. It identifies an influential network of British Empire men who were as crucial to the humanitarian debate as they were to the destruction of Threlkeld's mission. A web of intrigue, corruption, slander, whistleblowing and backstabbing, The Paper War is an eye-opener to colonial Australia.

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Information

Year
2011
Print ISBN
9781921401541
eBook ISBN
9781742583754

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. About Author
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. List of illustrations and tables
  7. Abbreviations
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction: Colonial archives and textuality
  10. Chapter 1: Colonial morality
  11. Chapter 2: Colonial linguistics
  12. Chapter 3: Colonial press
  13. Chapter 4: Colonial respectability
  14. Chapter 5: Colonial legality
  15. Conclusion: Colonial historicity
  16. Notes
  17. Select bibliography
  18. Index