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‘Discontent and habits of evasion'Footnote∗

Stefan Petrow University of Tasmania, Hobart
Pages 240-256 | Published online: 29 Sep 2008

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  • The title comes from John West, A History of Tasmania (1852; Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1981), 114. I thank Marian Quartly, two anonymous referees, and Michael Roe for comments on earlier drafts.

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