Contesting Corporal Punishment: Abolitionism, Transportation and the British Imperial Project
| Field | Value | Language |
| dc.contributor.author | Barrett Meyering, Isobelle | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-01-15 | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-01-15 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008-01-01 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5812 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Between the 1820s and the 1840s, anti-slavery ideas shaped debate about the treatment of convicts in the Australian penal colonies. This thesis investigates the impact of abolitionism on one key aspect of convict life: the use of corporal punishment. It traces the rise and decline of abolitionist rhetoric in the work of three vocal critics of flogging: newspaper editor Edward Smith Hall (1786-1860); English politician William Molesworth (1810-1855); and penal reformer Captain Alexander Maconochie (1787-1860). It highlights the connections between their opposition to flogging and their anxieties about the legitimacy of the wider British imperial project. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en_AU | en |
| dc.rights | Other | en |
| dc.subject | Nineteenth century Australia | en |
| dc.subject | Abolitionism | en |
| dc.title | Contesting Corporal Punishment: Abolitionism, Transportation and the British Imperial Project | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.type.thesis | Honours | en |
| dc.rights.other | The author retains copyright of this thesis. It may only be used for the purposes of research and study. It must not be used for any other purposes and may not be transmitted or shared with others without prior permission. | en |
| usyd.faculty | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, School of Humanities | |
| usyd.department | Department of History | en |
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