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Depraved and Disorderly : Female Convicts, Sexuality and Gender in Colonial Australia
Depraved and Disorderly Female Convicts Sexuality and Gender in Colonial Australia
Author: Joy Damousi
This innovative book tells the powerful stories of convict women, while drawing out broader themes of gender and sexual disorder and race and class dynamics. It looks at the cultural meanings of aspects of life in the colony: on ships, in the factories and in orphanages. Damousi considers such topics as headshaving as punishment in the prisons, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521587235
ISBN-10: 0521587239
Publication Date: 5/28/1997
Pages: 231
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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