School of Humanities: Recent submissions
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A SMALL AND ODIOUS PARTY OLD SCHOOL PRESBYTERIAN OPPOSITION TO ABOLITIONISM IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA
Published 2011-01-01The Old School Presbyterian Church was the only major evangelical denomination not to divide over slavery prior to the American Civil War. ‘A Small and Odious Party’ looks at the nature and the role of the Church’s opposition ...Open AccessThesis -
“In God We Trust” – A Legal History of the Emergence, Development and Influence of the Sexual Abuse Scandal within America’s Catholic Clergy
Published 2011-01-01The position of the Catholic Church within American civic culture has been irreparably altered by the emergence of widespread allegations of sexual abuse by Church officials between 1960 and 2005. This thesis examines the ...Open AccessThesis -
Much Ado About Nothing: British Non-Intervention During The American Civil War
Published 2011-01-01During the American Civil War the Federals and Confederates believed that Britain was likely to intervene. This belief is pervasive in current historiography, which argues that Britain was constantly on the threshold of ...Open AccessThesis -
A QUESTION OF LOYALTY: THE EFFECT OF THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE ON THE 1966 AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL ELECTION
Published 2011-01-01The 1966 Australian Federal Election is unique in Australian history, in that it is the only Federal Election where issues of domestic policy were largely ignored in favour of debate over foreign policy. This thesis explores ...Open AccessThesis -
Aboriginal Glass Artefacts of the Sydney Region
Published 2011-01-01Aboriginal glass artefacts (AGAs) have become the ‘type fossil’ for recognizing post-contact sites in countries with colonial pasts. Whether such reliance on AGAs is a valid development is contentious as the identification ...Open AccessThesis