Deakin University: 4 books
The Antipodean Philosopher
Public Lectures on Philosophy in Australia and New Zealand
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2011
Philosophy in both Australia and New Zealand has been has been experiencing, for some time now, something of a 'golden age', exercising an influence in the global arena that is disproportionate to the population of the two countries. To capture the distinctive and internationally recognised contributions...
Pain, Passion and Faith
Revisiting the Place of Charles Wesley in Early Methodism
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2009
Pain, Passion and Faith: Revisiting the Place of Charles Wesley in Early Methodism is a significant study of the 18th-century poet and preacher Charles Wesley. Wesley was an influential figure in 18th-century English culture and society; he was co-founder of the Methodist revival movement and one...
by Jack Reynolds, Professor of Philosophy at Deakin University, Melbourne
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012
Acknowledged as one of the most memorable novels about Thailand, “A Woman of Bangkok” was first published to critical acclaim in London and New York in the 1950s and is a classic of Bangkok fiction. Set in 1950s Thailand, this is the story of an Englishman’s infatuation with a dance-hall hostess...
by Christian Bleuer, Michael Clarke, Reuel R. Hanks
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2016
The planned reductions in NATO troop numbers in Afghanistan through 2015 and a final withdrawal at the end of 2016 brings up numerous pressing questions about the security and national interests of not just Afghanistan, but of the broader region itself. The problem of a chaotic Afghanistan—or of...