... the bottom of the food chain, Hired guns like him.' What happens to the elite, close-knit soldiers of Australia's Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment after they leave the Who Dares Wins world of special forces? For some ...
... cultural, social, political and economic events of Australia's history. Deftly weaving these issues into the ... to those living within the more anxiously controlled borders of the present day. This engaging textbook is ...
... cultural, social, political and economic events of Australia's history. Deftly weaving these issues into the ... to those living within the more anxiously controlled borders of the present day. This engaging textbook is ...
... in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands. All volunteers, they were tasked with keeping an eye on Australia's porous northern border and providing early warnings via radio. When World War II came to the Pacific, however ...
The border between intimate memory and historical revelation is explored in this wide-ranging collection, which features original contributions from leading figures in the life-writing field from Australia, Canada, ...
... is a pressing matter if we are to seriously consider how to make Japan's national cultural borders more inclusive and dialogic. Author: Koichi Iwabuchi. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books History Regional & National ...
... should be governed cooperatively by the neighboring states and the states system; and that border redrawing should be done with environmental conservation in mind. The book explores how this model undoes the exclusionary ...
... rich from poor, expat from migrant, and citizen from undocumented. The essays and case studies in Resisting Borders and Technologies of Violence shed light on this threat, offering analyses of how the high-tech system of ...
... U.S. and South Asian Studies, many of whom lean on postcolonial theory, centers on the idea of "crossing borders," a paradigm that is critical to discourses of modernity, diaspora, exile, and trans-nation, as well as to ...
... shows us how the world could be borderless, flourishing, free" --Luke de Noronha, co-author, Against Borders: The Case For Abolition "Groundbreaking. This is learning at its most powerful, reframing thinking and activism ...
... of modern India, told through a seven year, 9,000 mile journey across its many contested borders. Sharing borders with six countries and spanning a geography that extends from Pakistan to Myanmar, India is the world ...
... migrants. It follows the stages of the migrant's own journey, beginning outside Spanish territory, continuing across the border (either at the barbed-wire fences of Ceuta and Melilla or the waters of the Atlantic or the ...
... concepts, practices and institutional structures at the international level to tackle the spread of animal diseases across borders. By following their activities in dealing with a problem area which was - and is today - ...
... legitimacy and political representation as well as the legal bases for citizenship. Thus, an understanding of such borders and their consequences is of utmost importance for promoting the evolution of democracy. Cultural ...
... thesis of this book is that the rise of the modern nation-state reinforced the separating function of state borders by nationalising the people on both sides of it. This process gained strength in the late 19th and early ...
... jurisdictional claims in places that China also claims. Most of these 20 countries have had a history of border conflicts with China; some of them never amicably settled. This book brings together some of the foremost ...
... or accident be left behind as a legal anomaly in this complex world. Most people believe that a country's borders are clearly defined: just lines that separate countries. Everything on one side of the line belongs to one ...
... November 9, 1989 - what came to be known as the fall of the Berlin Wall. Stories Without Borders concludes with a discussion of how global iconic events have an enduring effect on individuals and societies, pointing out ...
... the subject's conceptual fertility, however, as this pioneering collection on the aesthetics of borders demonstrates. Organized around six key ideas-ecology, imaginary, in/visibility, palimpsest, sovereignty and waiting ...
... , and shaped the fields of horticulture, invasion biology, entomology, and plant pathology. In Biotic Borders , Jeannie N. Shinozuka uncovers the emergence of biological nativism that fueled American imperialism and ...
... , and shaped the fields of horticulture, invasion biology, entomology, and plant pathology. In Biotic Borders , Jeannie N. Shinozuka uncovers the emergence of biological nativism that fueled American imperialism and ...
... counties of Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire, some of whose unions straddled the Welsh border. 120 b/w illustrations About the Author Peter Higginbotham has been researching workhouses for almost ...
... for cross-pollination of radical art, ideas, and literature. These efforts resulted in Their Borders, Our World , an anthology thoughtfully arranged and introduced by PalFest cocurator Mahdi Sabbagh. Contributors ...
... place that make its history, and Alistair Moffat's book is a testament to those who have made the Borders their home and who have created the traditions, myths and romance that define it so strongly. 'Quirky, learned and ...
Law across imperial borders offers new perspectives on the complex legal connections between Britain's presence in Western China in the western frontier regions of Yunnan and Xinjiang, and the British colonies of Burma ...
Catholics across Borders examines the evolution of a French-speaking population in Plattsburgh over a century. Contrasting with New England's francophone textile mill centers, Plattsburgh featured interethnic cooperation ...
... attention to the political significance of the one million Yugoslavs who have crossed the country's borders to work in capitalist Western Europe. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the ...
This volume contains the papers presented during the Meeting 'Off the Beaten Track - Epigraphy at the Borders', the sixth in a series of international events planned by the EAGLE, Europeana network of Ancient Greek and ...
... economic studies comparing investments in railways with investments in other fields of individual economies. 'Across the Borders' not only opens the door for fundamental new insights into a trans-national view of railway ...
... into the nature of subjectivity, intersubjectivity, autobiography, and love in relation to the themes of borders, emotions, and memory. The contributions deal with topics including Mennonite refugee women's food memories ...
... escalating far-right pressure; and the nervous center-left, which feared losing the center to border-security appeals-and he explains why the escalation of securitization broke down, yielding new political configurations ...
... escalating far-right pressure; and the nervous center-left, which feared losing the center to border-security appeals-and he explains why the escalation of securitization broke down, yielding new political configurations ...
... distinct subgenres, such as Okinawan literature, zainichi literature written by ethnic Koreans, and other "trans-border" works. The act of translation is reimagined in figurative, expanded, and even disruptive ways with ...
... : why, for instance, is a Native writer categorized within "American literature" if writing on one side of the border, but as "Canadian" and "post-colonial" if writing on the other? This is a challenging collection that ...
... with them, our need for them, and our response to their power. In his hands, England-Wales border is revealed to be a border within us all, and it is fraying, fast. About the Author Mike Parker has had a varied career ...
... West than the Berlin Wall so it swarmed with soldiers, spies and fugitives. On holidays close to the border on the Black Sea coast, she remembers playing on the beach, only miles from where an electrified fence bristled ...
... 2023 A funny, warm and timely meditation on identity and belonging, following the scenic route along the England–Wales border: Britain’s deepest faultline. There is a line on the map: to one side Wales, small, rugged and ...
... arrived in 1788. That book ends in 1851, with the discovery of gold. The Rise and Rise of a New Australia carries the story - through momentous changes - to the present day. Together, the two books form The Story of ...
... , far apart in time and origin. The first came ashore some 50,000 years ago when the islands of Australia, Tasmania and New Guinea were one. The second began to arrive from Europe at the end of the eighteenth century ...
... after the First and Second World Wars. In the twentieth century Europe's borders shifted dramatically in the wake of war, and towns were often moved from one state to another despite their physical locations remaining ...
... too the future possibilities are deeply rooted in the country's past endeavours. A Concise History of Australia is an invitation to examine this past. Author: Stuart MacIntyre. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books History ...
... AUTHOR In a long-awaited return to his best-selling prison series, James Phelps will lift the lid on Australia's most infamous prison - HM Prison Pentridge, the former home of Mark 'Chopper' Reed and Ned Kelly. From Jika ...
... and innovation, engagement with Asia, and energy and the environment. Each chapter includes key findings designed to optimise Australia's prosperity and place in the region. The future is a long game but its base must be ...
... Wars to peacekeeping initiatives in East Timor and the controversial conflict in Afghanistan. Find out the origins of Australia's military history - go all the way back to the arrival of the First Fleet and the conflicts ...
... both a holistic/naturopathic perspective, and an allopathic/pharmaceutical perspective. Find out the truth about Lyme disease in Australia - your life or the life of your loved one may depend on it. About the Author Dr ...
... disguise their activities within government files. He has combed the archives to compile the first account of Australia's intelligence operations in the years from Federation to the end of World War II. He tells the ...
... have appeared in numerous books. This book is his fourth collaboration with Richard Allen, and follows Australia's Remarkable Trees, Great Properties of Country Victoria- The Western District's Golden Age and The Courses ...
... History of Interwar India . Kama is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities and the Australia India Institute. Author: Dr Kama Maclean. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books History Regional & National History ...
... upper primary and early secondary years to explore and gain understanding of the lives and cultures of Australia's First Peoples. The Atlas visually represents patterns of human activities in space and time, from over 60 ...
... 2024 US presidential election, and if he does, American democracy as we have known it will probably come to an end. Australia's best-informed commentator on US politics sends a chilling warning about the implications for ...
... Land - and many more! Why did transportation occur, why did it end, and what was it like living in Australia from 1788 to 1870? Skilfully researched and told in Jim's warm and witty style, Heroes, Rebels and Radicals of ...
... Nations perspective on foreign relations. The second half of the book provides a wide-ranging history of Australia's dealings with major powers, the United States and China, as well as its relationships with New Zealand ...
... to the conventional view of economists, it was a blessing rather than a curse. McLean shows that Australia's location was not a hindrance when the international economy was centered in the North Atlantic, and became a ...
... of the British race; Selling a dream; Becoming Australian; and Refugees. These take the reader from a song describing Australia as 'the white man's land' in 1910 to a 1960s menu for the Rococo Lounge and Restaurant in St ...
... called Supermax . . . Within the stark white walls, clinical halls and solitary confinement, it is where Australia's most evil men are locked away. It is home to serial killer Ivan Milat; the 'Terror Five', militants ...
... a convict society and how this shaped the nation's development. Part I traces the dynamic growth in Australia's economy, demography and industry throughout the nineteenth century, as it moved towards a system of liberal ...
... in 1826 and the Swan River settlement (later to become Perth) in 1829. It was also the first part of Australia to be even seen by Europeans: the Portuguese back in the early 1600s. The first 60 or 70 years of European ...
... must position itself for this possibly dystopian future. About the Author Geoff Raby was Australia's ambassador to China from 2007 to 2011. He is head of trade policy at London's think-tank Policy Exchange and a ...
... go for all and never takes itself too seriously. Full of laugh-out-loud yarns from Hoges' and the nation's past, Australia, According to Hoges is a love letter to Down Under. As Hoges says, 'We're not perfect, but we're ...
... into a new era of dialogue across the Pacific region. Written and researched by one of ABC Radio Australia's long-term journalists, this book is a timely account of this much valued international service and a reflection ...
... health, gender and popular culture in Ireland, as well as on the Irish diaspora in both Britain and Australia. Dianne Hall is a senior lecturer in History at Victoria University, Melbourne, has published widely on the ...
... us who we are. They have done that from the start of white occupation. And, of course, long before. Imagining Australia tells a story of our nation through the eyes of people who are trained to see. Artists look at the ...
... and strategic policy, the development of society and the impact of war and military service on Australia and Australians. It discusses the development of the armed forces as institutions and examines the relationship ...
... accessible and informative way, this is a book for all Australians who seek a better understanding of Australia's neighbours in East and Southeast Asia. Features: Fully revised and updated, including a new chapter on the ...
... and he has undertaken research in areas such as censorship, anti-semitism, asylum seekers and mandatory detention, Australia's involvement in the Iraq war, the Stolen Generations, and the "history wars" of the 1990s. He ...
... a nation. From schoolyards to parliament and the outback to the ocean, they have reported on Australia and Australians, both ordinary and extraordinary, going about their daily lives. Within these pages are photographs ...
... ending with a look into the future in a chapter on virtual fencing, Jack Bradshaw traces the history of Australia's fences in words and pictures. About the Author Jack Bradshaw is a retired forester from the south-west ...
... , the establishment of the state's distinctive socio-political formations, and its relationship to the rest of Australia and the world. The first comprehensive, single-volume history of the state to be published in over ...
... , and the humans who loved, feared and worked them. ' A highly readable book about Australia's dog heroes and their contribution to Australia's development. This is a book for the ages. I loved every page!' Tony Parsons ...
... , sweet memories! Take a wonderfully sentimental trip down memory lane with Bob Byrne as he shows us bits of Australia we'd forgotten, identities and landmarks we loved and let him remind us that some of the best things ...
... and strategic policy, the development of society and the impact of war and military service on Australia and Australians. It discusses the development of the armed forces as institutions and examines the relationship ...
... and military history. About the Author Mark Dapin is a novelist, journalist and historian. The Nashos' War: Australia's national servicemen and Vietnam , won the People's Choice Prize at the 2015 Nib Waverley Library ...
... human activities in space and time. This second edition of the award-winning Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia opens a window onto the landscape of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lives, from over ...
... boat people, rather than mapping out a larger and more inspiring national future. In The Rise and Fall of Australia, BBC correspondent and author Nick Bryant offers an outsider's take on the great paradox of modern-day ...
... like yesterday. Take a pleasantly sentimental trip down memory lane with Bob Byrne as he shows us bits of Australia we've forgotten, identities and landmarks we loved and let him remind us that some of the best things ...
... have proved their worth - and which have not? And what has been the impact of the laws in Australia's anti-terrorism trials and on the Muslim community? Most tellingly, the book asks whether seeing these anti-terror laws ...
... of a corroboree? What effect do the events of the past have on Indigenous peoples today? Indigenous Australia For Dummies, Second Edition answers these questions and countless others about the oldest race on Earth. It ...
... and toll of the 45-odd foreign animal species that have contributed to the appalling decline of native Australia, their assault on agriculture, and the modern strategies that are - hopefully - reclaiming the country for ...
... . So, too, if I were a missionary or the son of the same. Instead, I am a historian ... Australia & the Pacific is a revealing new way of looking at Australian history. Ian Hoskins, award-winning author of Sydney Harbour ...
... what if he never got back to England with his charts and claim on the land? What if the French settled Australia first, and eventually both King Louis 16th and Napoleon ended up in exile here, fighting over who was the ...
... on the 2022 change in government in his postscript, Curran tackles an even harder question: the future of Australia's China policy. About the Author James Curran is Professor of Modern History at the University of Sydney ...
... shines a light on the remarkable women, and later men, who have served, and continue to serve Australia and humanity during times of war, conflict and natural disasters. The hardships, dangers and sorrows they faced ...
... and hardy working dogs. In fact, we have one of the highest rates of pet ownership in the world. Australia's Dogs is a celebration of the dog in Australian life, exploring the human-canine bond, and reflecting on the ...
... cellophane bag), it's the perfect take-home product for tourists and anyone interested in the diversity of Australia's first nations peoples. The handy desk size also makes it an ideal resource for individual student use ...
... course of the battle and its outcome is given. Compiled by one of Australia's leading historians, The Encyclopaedia of Australia's Battles is both an invaluable reference for the military specialist and an illuminating ...
... Awards - Douglas Stewart Prize Short-listed - 2004 for Black Kettle & Full Moon: Daily Life in a Vanished Australia Westfield Waverley Library Award - Non-Fiction Winner - 2004 for Black Kettle & Full Moon: Daily Life in ...
... , and the economic, political and social dynamics which shape contemporary health policy. Paul Dugdale argues that Australia's health policy scene is in rude health, with regular debates about major reform and a steady ...
... . A ready-reference timeline of major events in Australian history is also included. The Shorter history of Australia is a must for every home and library. Author: Geoffrey Blainey. Format: Paperback Non-Fiction Books ...
... of the welfare state, or the process of making social policy, Mendes examines welfare politics in Australia from a broad political perspective, exploring the role played by key socio-economic players and their respective ...
... Britain as part of the British Empire, this book clarifies under what circumstances and to what extent Australia sought to assert a level of independence in pursuing its national interest, even when that approach did ...
... history. Spanning five central decades of the twentieth century (1934-1974), 'Walkabout' was integral to Australia's sense of itself as a nation. By advocating travel--both vicarious and actual--'Walkabout' encouraged ...
... naval career of Matthew Flinders, with particular emphasis on his importance for the maritime discovery of Australia. Sailing in the wake of the 18th-century voyages of exploration by Captain Cook and others, Flinders ...
... s globe to Mabo's map, and Melba's frock to Cathy Freeman's running suit, this is Australia's history told through a gallery of things. Former Rolling Stone editor Toby Creswell has curated an illustrated popular history ...
... in large boats throughout the Indian/Pacific rim. Three distinct kinds of Homo sapiens are found in Australia. There is evidence from the Americas that debunks the out-of-Africa theory. The spiritual influence of ...
... knowledge. About the Authors Fred Cahir is an Associate Professor in Aboriginal Studies at Federation University Australia in the Faculty of Education and Arts. His Masters and PhD focused on local Victorian Aboriginal ...
... the southern stretch of the area from Pakistan to the Pacific Islands and spends a great deal of time in Australia. It was there that he came across the incredible life story of the German Bernhard Otto Holtermann, and ...
... and 1770 marks the first moment of British contact with the east coast of the continent we now know as Australia. It is one of our nation's origin stories, although remembered very differently by Anglo-Australians and by ...
... GOING DOWN OF THE SUN AND IN THE MORNING WE WILL REMEMBER THEM. The story of the biggest air raid in Australia's history - the bombing of Darwin February, 1942. All young Australians should know the story of how our own ...
... in armour, with plans to start a new Irish republic. A very different and amusing history of Australia, where the unexpected happens in unexpected ways. About the Author Craig Cormick is an award-winning author ...
... and crime history, and anyone who would like to deepen their understanding of crime's place in Australia's social and cultural history. About the Author Nancy Cushing is Associate Professor of History at the University ...