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9780195547603
This book focuses on the endeavors of a generation of high-minded reformers (Syme, Higinbotham and Pearson) to realize a liberal polity and social order in the Australian colonies. It charts the intersections of the public and private lives of these reformers as they sought to achieve a democracy which would be prosperous and improve their lives. Macintyre looks at the outcomes of their endeavors and how they responded to their disappointments.MacIntyre, Stuart is the author of 'Colonial Liberalism : Lost Word of Three Victorian Visionaries', published 1991 under ISBN 9780195547603 and ISBN 0195547608.
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