The Highway to Comfort and Independence: A Case Study of Radicalism in the British World

Paul A. Pickering*

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    Abstract

    This article explores John Dunmore Lang’s relationship with British radicals and, in particular, his attempts to promote a scheme to grow cotton in the Moreton Bay district of New South Wales. Lang belies the notion of a tyranny of distance; he is also an ideal case study of radicalism in the wider British world. His promise of an international humanitarian crusade against slavery in North America stands in stark contrast to his attitude to the fate of indigenous Australians. In this way, Lang’s mission is also an example of what Dickens disparagingly called ‘telescopic philanthropy’. This article has been peer-reviewed.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)06.1-06.14
    JournalHistory Australia
    Volume5
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2008

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