France And Botany Bay
The Lure of a Penal Colony
$52.99
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
4 August 1992
Summary
Examines the French debate about the suitability of Botany Bay as a model for their own penal colony.
Convict transportation to Britain’s colonies in Australia greatly influenced political debate and policy in France. Surprisingly, it’s a story that has not previously been told.
Depiction of Botany Bay as a moral and economic utopia, and the answer to crime, was the basis of vigorous support for the establishment of a French penal colony. Implacably opposed to transportation w…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780522847154 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0522847153 |
| Author: | Colin Forster |
| Publisher: | Melbourne University Press |
| Imprint: | Melbourne University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 4 August 1992 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 142mm x 216mm |
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Colin Forster
Colin Forster is Emeritus Professor of Economic History at the Australian National University. The story he tells is complemented by engaging illustrations, from French sources, of early Australian settlement.
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