The Resource Bedlam at Botany Bay, James Dunk
Bedlam at Botany Bay, James Dunk
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- Summary
- Madness stalked the colony of New South Wales and tracing its wild path changes the way we look at our colonial history. What happened when people went mad in the fledgling colony of New South Wales? In this important new history, we find out through the tireless correspondence of governors and colonial secretaries, the delicate descriptions of judges and doctors, the brazen words of firebrand politicians, and the heartbreaking letters of siblings, parents and friends. We also hear from the mad themselves. Legal and social distinctions faded as delusion and disorder took root ? in convicts exiled from their homes and living under the weight of imperial justice, in ex-convicts and small settlers as they grappled with the country they had taken from its Indigenous inhabitants, and in government officers and wealthy colonists who sought to guide the course of European history in Australia. These stories of madness are woven together into a narrative about freedom and possibilities, unravelling and collapse. Bedlam at Botany Bay looks at people who found themselves not only at the edge of the world, but at the edge of sanity. It shows their worlds colliding
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- x, 306 pages
- Note
- Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information)
- Contents
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- There is a wildness
- The liabilities of the sea
- Madness and malingering
- The 'lunatic asylum' at Castle Hill
- The politics of a penal colony
- Darling's suicides
- After the rebellion
- Wrongful confinement and irresponsible power
- Epilogue
- Isbn
- 9781742236179
- Label
- Bedlam at Botany Bay
- Title
- Bedlam at Botany Bay
- Statement of responsibility
- James Dunk
- Subject
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- Mental illness -- New South Wales | Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- Mentally ill -- New South Wales | Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- Mentally ill -- Treatment -- New South Wales | Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- trueAustralia -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History -- 19th century
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Penal colonies -- New South Wales | Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- trueAustralian
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Madness stalked the colony of New South Wales and tracing its wild path changes the way we look at our colonial history. What happened when people went mad in the fledgling colony of New South Wales? In this important new history, we find out through the tireless correspondence of governors and colonial secretaries, the delicate descriptions of judges and doctors, the brazen words of firebrand politicians, and the heartbreaking letters of siblings, parents and friends. We also hear from the mad themselves. Legal and social distinctions faded as delusion and disorder took root ? in convicts exiled from their homes and living under the weight of imperial justice, in ex-convicts and small settlers as they grappled with the country they had taken from its Indigenous inhabitants, and in government officers and wealthy colonists who sought to guide the course of European history in Australia. These stories of madness are woven together into a narrative about freedom and possibilities, unravelling and collapse. Bedlam at Botany Bay looks at people who found themselves not only at the edge of the world, but at the edge of sanity. It shows their worlds colliding
- Cataloging source
- ANL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Dunk, James
- Dewey number
- 994.41
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mentally ill
- Mentally ill
- Mental illness
- Penal colonies
- Sydney (N.S.W.)
- Sydney (N.S.W.)
- Australia
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Bedlam at Botany Bay, James Dunk
- Note
- Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- There is a wildness -- The liabilities of the sea -- Madness and malingering -- The 'lunatic asylum' at Castle Hill -- The politics of a penal colony -- Darling's suicides -- After the rebellion -- Wrongful confinement and irresponsible power -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 000065207677
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 306 pages
- Isbn
- 9781742236179
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1098211284
- Label
- Bedlam at Botany Bay, James Dunk
- Note
- Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information)
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- There is a wildness -- The liabilities of the sea -- Madness and malingering -- The 'lunatic asylum' at Castle Hill -- The politics of a penal colony -- Darling's suicides -- After the rebellion -- Wrongful confinement and irresponsible power -- Epilogue
- Control code
- 000065207677
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- x, 306 pages
- Isbn
- 9781742236179
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1098211284
Subject
- Mental illness -- New South Wales | Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- Mentally ill -- New South Wales | Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- Mentally ill -- Treatment -- New South Wales | Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- trueAustralia -- Politics and government -- 19th century
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- History -- 19th century
- Sydney (N.S.W.) -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Penal colonies -- New South Wales | Sydney -- History -- 19th century
- trueAustralian
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