The Colonization of Australia 1829-42: The Wakefield Experiment in Empire Building by Richard Charles Mills; with an introduction by Graham Wallas

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Secondhand. Good condition. Wear to book corners and edges. Minor marks on foredges. No dust jacket. Interior and binding are still very good.

This book, first published in 1915, is a definitive study of Edward Gibbon Wakefield's influence on Australian colonisation and reform aimed at building the British Empire.

During the period 1829-42, the British colonisation of Australia shifted from purely penal settlements towards "systematic colonisation" designed for free settlers. This period is defined as the 'Wakefield Experiment', which proposed selling land at a high price to fund the migration of free settlers to create a balanced society, rather than rely on convicts..

In this book, Richard Charles Mills has evaluated the successes and failures of the Wakefield Experiment.