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Title: Alfreda Holme: a story of social life in Australia. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions The Bri......more
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This volume commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC). The Centre is Australi......more
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This book provides a truly comprehensive analysis of the 2013 federal election in Australia, which brought the conservat......more
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The 2005 merger of the Auckland College of Education with the University of Auckland is celebrated in this history that ......more
"He mea hoomanao no na hana oia au i hala, a he mea hoi e poina ole ai i na mamo o keia la a mau aku." A memorial for th......more
More than 350 men were imprisoned in New Zealand during World War I for sedition or resisting military service. Among th......more
Migrant Ecologies: Environmental Histories of the Pacific World is the first volume explicitly dedicated to the environm......more
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Navigating the Spanish Lake examines Spain’s long presence in the Pacific Ocean (1521-1898) in the context of its global......more
More than any other locale, the Pacific Ocean has been the meeting place between humans and whales. From Indigenous Paci......more
War at the Margins offers a broad comparative view of the impact of World War II on Indigenous societies. Using historic......more
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"Musical sounds are some of the most mobile human elements, crossing national, cultural, and regional boundaries at an e......more
Christian theologians in the Pacific Islands see culture as the grounds on which one understands God. In this pathbreaki......more
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Hawaiian Language: Past, Present, Future presents aspects of Hawaiian and its history that are rarely treated in languag......more
Balancing the Tides highlights the influence of marine practices and policies in the unincorporated territory of America......more
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In recent times, the Asia-Pacific region has far surpassed Europe in terms of reciprocal trade with the United States, a......more
At the base of a steep cliff towering some 500 feet above the coast of the remote Nā Pali district on the island of Kaua......more
Remarkable for its meticulous archival research and moving life stories, The Pearl Frontier offers a new way of imaginin......more
An incisive, evocative history of the experience of empire in the Oceanic world This compelling book explores the lived ......more
The early years of Sydney were witnessed by seven expeditions of French exploration between 1788 and 1831. These expedit......more
Celebrates various talented baseball teams and players since the introduction of the sport to Palau in 1925 by a member ......more
Asian Settler Colonialism is a groundbreaking collection that examines the roles of Asians as settlers in Hawai i. Contr......more
Australian civilization is described in this book with subtlety and irony as a "wildly problematic, discursive and somet......more
In 1941, in the midst of British defeats in Greece and the Middle East, a bitter conflict was taking place between two o......more
Possums in the roof, an echidna in the garden, or perhaps a python in the pantry? Living with Wildlife: A Guide for Our ......more
The types of plants and animals that live on seashores in temperate regions are similar around the globe, but many of th......more
Giving you a glimpse into World War 1 and the endeavors that followed, this autobiography and collection of memoirs are ......more
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In a remarkable collaboration, Aboriginal elder David Mowaljarlai and photographer Jutta Malnic rekindle a story that re......more
I don’t believe it’s possible to hurt another person without hurting oneself, an invisible hurt, a tear in the soul that......more
Australian civilians worked for decades supporting the survivors and orphans of the Armenian Genocide. 24 April 1915 mar......more
I unpick and put in chronological order thousands of pieces of paper - lay out the facts as they arrived the first time,......more
Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature wer......more
If only , what if and why didn t we are phrases that often come to mind when we look back to the past. This exciting......more
Harry Evison re-examines New Zealand colonial history in the light of a number of original documents, particularly the t......more
First English translation of de Rossel’s transcription of d’Entrecasteaux’s journal, with introductory essay and explana......more
This is the first full biography of an important eighteenth-century naturalist, a colleague of Banks on the Endeavour. N......more
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In the late eighteenth century, Hawai’i’s ruling elite employed sophisticated methods for resisting foreign intrusion. B......more
Creativity isn t all about individual inspiration and work. It sparks from the cross-fertilization of energy and imagina......more
In Alchemy in the Rain Forest Jerry K. Jacka explores how the indigenous population of Papua New Guinea s highlands stru......more
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Through a combination of riveting tales of escape, exploration, and bushranging, this engaging account documents a littl......more
Australian history is full of disasters. Some are natural but many more are man-made, results of individual or collectiv......more
A real-life David and Goliath story, this book details what happened behind the scenes in 2004 as the small nation of Ea......more
Chronicling the development of New Zealand s foreign policy as it applies to nuclear technology, this account examines i......more
This memoir presents the life of a distinguished civil servant and gives a fascinating look into a dramatic political ca......more
In telling the personal stories of Australians in Japan and Japanese in Australia, this book explores issues of race, id......more
This comprehensive history of the Royal Australian Navy covers the naval branch of the Australian armed forces from its ......more
Written by one of the passengers, this book recounts the story of Australia s historic Freedom Ride--the 1965 bus journe......more
This is a fascinating account of two very different Anzac experiences of World War I. Drawing on letters, diaries, and p......more
In this collection of essays, Nicholas Thomas, a leading theorist of historical anthropology, explores the historicizati......more
Intersections is a compilation of Brij Lal’s essays where academic knowledge combines with life world experience. The vo......more
Designed as an ’ideal city’ and emblem of the nation, Canberra has long been a source of ambivalence for many Australian......more
A History of Victoria is a lively account of the people, places and events that have shaped Victoria, from the arrival o......more
Australian Fashion Unstitched provides a compelling and authoritative survey of the myriad influences and attributes of ......more
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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such a......more