Preserving Decency: The Regulation of Sexual Behaviour in Early Otago 1848-1867

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Preserving Decency: The Regulation of Sexual Behaviour in Early Otago 1848-1867

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When the first settlers departed for Otago from Britain in 1847, the leaders of the settlement envisioned a class based society populated by law abiding, Scottish Presbyterians. The founders had proposed that the settlement be based on the economic and social principles of “systematic colonisation,” developed by Edward Gibbon Wakefield during the first half of the nineteenth century. A key feature of these principles was the emigration of young married couples or an equal number of young men ...

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Scholarly text / Thesis

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Doctoral

Date created

2014

Creator

Carr, Sarah

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https://hdl.handle.net/10523/4951

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sexual behaviour / history of sexual regulation / colonial Otago / family formation / law in New Zealand / settler society / social cultures / sexual / bigamy / co-habitation / Presbyterian church in New Zealand / bestiality / infanticide / prostitution / sodomy / sexual assault / sexual violence / rape / illegitimacy / sexual attitudes / irregular marriage / history of sexuality / ante-nuptial fornication / adultery / systematic colonisation / Edward Gibbon Wakefield

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