Issue Details: First known date: 2000... 2000 Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Hassam takes an innovative look at the development of Australian identity, by examining experiences outside Australia. The book draws on unpublished diaries and letters by Australians visiting Britain, to explore how colonial Australians developed a sense of "Australian-ness" while maintaining the cultural identities and values of the 'old country'.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Carlton South, Parkville - Carlton area, Melbourne - North, Melbourne, Victoria,: Melbourne University Press , 2000 .
      Extent: ix, 220 p., [16] p. platesp.
      Note/s:
      • Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-212) and index
      ISBN: 0522849512

Works about this Work

[Review] Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Robert Dixon , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Colonial History , April vol. 4 no. 1 2002; (p. 110-113)

— Review of Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Andrew Hassam , 2000 single work criticism
[Review] Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Anette Bremer , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Studies , Winter vol. 16 no. 2 2001; (p. 186-189)

— Review of Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Andrew Hassam , 2000 single work criticism
[Review] Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Stuart Macintyre , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 16 February 2001;

— Review of Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Andrew Hassam , 2000 single work criticism

'For more than a decade, Andrew Hassam has followed the movements of nineteenth- century migrants from Britain to Australia. He works from traces left by these men and women, as they recorded their impressions and made sense of their journeys. Through Australian Eyes is concerned with a reverse movement, that of Australian settlers revisiting their place of origin. Hassam has chosen seventy diaries of such journeys for the nineteenth century, mostly new and unpublished, the overwhelming majority of which were written by relatively affluent people who were either renewing contact with family, conducting business, or reorienting themselves to the imperial centre. A quarter of them were kept by women.' (Introduction)

[Review] Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Anette Bremer , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Studies , Winter vol. 16 no. 2 2001; (p. 186-189)

— Review of Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Andrew Hassam , 2000 single work criticism
[Review] Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Robert Dixon , 2002 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Colonial History , April vol. 4 no. 1 2002; (p. 110-113)

— Review of Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Andrew Hassam , 2000 single work criticism
[Review] Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Stuart Macintyre , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: The Times Literary Supplement , 16 February 2001;

— Review of Through Australian Eyes : Colonial Perceptions of Imperial Britain Andrew Hassam , 2000 single work criticism

'For more than a decade, Andrew Hassam has followed the movements of nineteenth- century migrants from Britain to Australia. He works from traces left by these men and women, as they recorded their impressions and made sense of their journeys. Through Australian Eyes is concerned with a reverse movement, that of Australian settlers revisiting their place of origin. Hassam has chosen seventy diaries of such journeys for the nineteenth century, mostly new and unpublished, the overwhelming majority of which were written by relatively affluent people who were either renewing contact with family, conducting business, or reorienting themselves to the imperial centre. A quarter of them were kept by women.' (Introduction)

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