Australia Oceania category: 2401 books
People Power
The History and Future of the Referendum in Australia
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
A full history of constitutional change in Australia, this analysis examines the nation’s referendum record and explains why referendum approvals have been so rare. Including interviews with leading proponents for constitutional change as well as political cartoons and brochures from key campaigns,...
The Last 100 Days
The Australian Road to Victory in the First World War
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2018
In March 1918, with the fear of a one-million-man American army landing in France, the Germans attacked. In response, Australian soldiers were involved in a number of engagements, culminating in the Second Battle of Villers-Bretonneux and the saving of Amiens, and Paris, from German occupation.
Then...
Indians and the Antipodes
Networks, Boundaries, and Circulation
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2018
The Indian diaspora in Australia and New Zealand represents a successful ethnic community making significant contributions to their host societies and economies. However, because of their small number—slightly more than half a million— they rarely find mention in the global literature on Indian...
Waltzing the Magpies
A Year in Australia
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2011
Praise for Sam Pickering:
"The art of the essay as delivered by Mr. Pickering is the art of the front porch ramble."
---The New York Times Book Review
"Reading Pickering . . . is like taking a walk with your oldest, wittiest friend."
---Smithsonian
"What...
Warning
The Story of Cyclone Tracy
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2014
Warning is the definitive account of one of the most frightening extreme weather events our country has ever seen.
When Cyclone Tracy swept down on Darwin at Christmas 1974, the weather became not just a living thing but a killer. Tracy destroyed an entire city, left seventy-one people dead...
Defenders of their Faith
Power and Party in the Diocese of Sydney, 1909-1938
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2015
The diversity of opinions which were held by Anglicans in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was, ideally, the ingredients of a unifying comprehensiveness. In fact, it was invariably the cause of unhappy and tense divisions, which gradually became institutionalised in respectable political...
by Jaap Vogel
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2014
The main question of this book is: why have the billions of dollars spent on Aboriginal issues not closed the gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, and what should be done about this?
Wake Up Time is the, often very graphic and anecdotal, story of a personal journey through some remote...
How to Make Trouble and Influence People
Pranks, Protests, Graffiti & Political Mischief-Making from Across Australia
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Exploring Australia’s radical past through more than 300 images and 500 stories of social activism, this book reveals a hidden inspirational history through Indigenous resistance, convict revolts, student occupations, and more. Twelve key Australian activists and pranksters are interviewed regarding...
Pacific Crossing Notes: A Sailor's Guide to the Coconut Milk Run
Rolling Hitch Sailing Guides
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2017
Pacific Crossing Notes covers everything from preparation, weather, and safety to detailed information on the island groups of the Coconut Milk Run: the trade-wind route from the Americas to Australia. Along with information on clearing-in procedures, availability of supplies, and top anchorages and...
by Niall Griffiths
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
In 1976, 10-year-old Niall Griffiths and his family immigrated to Australia from Liverpool as part of the Ten Pound Pom, an assisted-passage plan designed to increase the population of Australia and supply workers for its booming industries. Following three years of residence, the family moved coast-to-coast,...
Alone Near Alice
Australia's Outback
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2008
On their second trip to Australia, Ruth and Harold met a couple during a Great Barrier Reef cruise. They and their children eventually became great friends. Lynette and Rob had lived in Washington, DC and had traveled all over the world, but they had never been to the Outback. So when the opportunity...
by Explore Australia Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Explore Queensland 2013 is the essential, full-colour travel guide and atlas to Queensland, home to the Great Barrier Reef and Daintree National Park. With detailed information on Queenslands towns, and in-depth coverage of capital city Brisbane, this comprehensive guide will help you decide where to...
by Explore Australia Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
Camping around Tasmania is the best guide to recreational camping on the market, with around 200 campsites across the state, including in national parks, state forests, off highways and in caravan parks. Each camping area has a description of the site, directions on how to get there, as well as a comprehensive...
by Explore Australia Publishing
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2012
Explore Northern Territory 2013 is the essential, full-colour travel guide and atlas to the Northern Territory, home to Uluru and Kakadu National Park. With detailed information on the Northern Territorys towns, and in-depth coverage of capital city Darwin, this comprehensive guide will help you decide...