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Rewriting the history of Chinese families in nineteenth-century Australia
Citation
Bagnall, K, Rewriting the history of Chinese families in nineteenth-century Australia, Australian Historical Studies, 42, (1) pp. 62-77. ISSN 1031-461X (2011) [Refereed Article]
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Copyright 2011 Informa UK Limited. This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Australian Historical Studies on 3 March 2011, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/1031461X.2010.538419
DOI: doi:10.1080/1031461X.2010.538419
Abstract
The nineteenth-century Chinese population in Australia was made up mostly of men, drawing many commentators to the conclusion these men faced an absence of family life, resulting in prostitution, gambling, opium use and other so-called vices. Recent research has, however, expanded and complicated our knowledge of Chinese families in New South Wales and Victoria, particularly concerning the extent to which Chinese men and white Australian women formed intimate relationships. This article traces the origins of the misconceptions about Chinese families in nineteenth-century Australia, and considers how new directions in scholarship over the past decade are providing methods for enlarging our knowledge. It argues that instead of being oddities or exceptions, Chinese-European families were integral to the story of Australia's early Chinese communities.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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| Keywords: | Chinese-Australian history, women's history, history of the family |
| Research Division: | History, Heritage and Archaeology |
| Research Group: | Historical studies |
| Research Field: | Australian history |
| Objective Division: | Culture and Society |
| Objective Group: | Understanding past societies |
| Objective Field: | Understanding Australia's past |
| UTAS Author: | Bagnall, K (Dr Kate Bagnall) |
| ID Code: | 138164 |
| Year Published: | 2011 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 27 |
| Deposited By: | Office of the School of Humanities |
| Deposited On: | 2020-03-26 |
| Last Modified: | 2020-11-23 |
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