Henry Parkes's utopia
Campbell, Keith O. (Keith Oliver), 1920-1994
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Subject: HENRY PARKES was a dominating and, at times, controversial figure in the political life of New South Wales in the second half of the nineteenth century. Towards the end of his life he played a critical role in shaping the form of Australian federation. This book is about one, among many of Parkes's diverse interests in his middle years - his percieved need to provide the opportunity for people with limited resources to gain a foothold in the land system. Up until 1860 pastoralists with large holdings not only had virtually exclusive control over the more fertile productive land of the colony, but also as a result of the parliamentary arrangements of the time, exercised near unfettered legislative power in determining public policy. [back cover]
Main title:
Henry Parkes's utopia / Keith Campbell.
Imprint:
Chetenham, N.S.W. : Lynwood Press, c1994.
Collation:
vi, 253 p., [9] leaves of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 26 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references index.
ISBN:
0646200984
Dewey class:
994.47
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3013