Catharine Coleborne. Vagrant Lives in Colonial Australasia: Regulating Mobility, 1840–1910 London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2024. Pp. 201. 153. 00 (cloth).
Key Points
The aim is to examine the regulation of vagrancy and mobility in Colonial Australasia from 1840 to 1910.
Literature review of historical texts and records
Analysis of social policies regarding vagrancy
Examination of case studies from the period
Identifies key policies regulating vagrancy in the 19th century
Highlights the impact of these regulations on social mobility
Discusses the long-term implications for colonial society
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