Title The captive white woman of Gipps Land : in pursuit of the legend / Julie E Carr

Published Carlton, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2001

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Description xvii, 309 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm Contents 1. A Climate of Receptivity -- 2. The Progress of Discovery -- 3. Agents and Agency -- 4. 'A Complex of Narratives' -- 5. 'The Dream-like Arrangements of Romance' -- 6. Scapegoats and Figureheads -- 7. Investing in a Legend -- 8. Literary and Artistic Versions -- 9. Liam Davison's Novel The White Woman Summary During the 1840s, in the fledgling settlement of Port Phillip, a rumour arose that a white woman was being held captive by Aborigines in the Gipps Land bush. This book explores contemporary concerns about Australian identity and black-white relationships, and provides a valuable case study of "settler society" Analysis Aborigines Cultural identity History Race relations Victoria Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Race relations. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Victoria -- History. Aboriginal Australians -- Australia -- Victoria -- Gippsland -- Public opinion -- History -- 19th century Europeans -- Australia -- Gippsland (Vic.) -- Attitudes -- History -- 19th century. Kurnai (Australian people) -- History. Legends -- Australia -- Victoria. Legends -- Australia -- Victoria. Rumor -- Australia -- Victoria -- History -- 19th century. Women, White -- Australia -- Victoria -- Legends -- History. SUBJECT Gippsland (Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98005937 -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006167 Gippsland (Vic.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh98005937 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Race relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007552 -- History -- 19th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006167 Victoria http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79046608 -- Race relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00007552 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Genre/Form Academic theses. LC no. 00002209 ISBN 052284930X

Other Titles Captive white woman of Gippsland

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