Containing Contention: A Reinterpretation of Democratic Change and Electoral Reform in the Australian Colonies.

Australia was a precocious mass democracy. In the middle of the 19th century the franchise was extended to nearly all white male adults, the secret ballot was introduced, and other important reforms implemented. Surprisingly, these developments have attracted little recent attention. Dominant interp...

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Published in:	Australian Historical Studies Vol. 42; no. 3; pp. 337 - 357
Main Author:	Scalmer, Sean
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Sep2011
Subjects:	Democracy Australian politics & government, to 1900 Australian history, 1788-1900 Democratization Administration of British colonies Political change Australia United Kingdom
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost