The life, advice, and many marriages of a ninety-something Tasmanian domestic goddess, the real-life Dame EdnaMarjorie Bligh is the ninety-five-year-old Martha Stewart you didn’t know you were missing
A cultural historian working in memory studies, Butler presents a revision of her PhD dissertation at the University of Melbourne. Focusing on the period between responses to Indigenous testimony by P
In this Very Short Introduction, Kenneth Morgan provides a wide-ranging thematic introduction to modern Australia, examining the main features of its history, geography and culture since the beginning
The second volume of bestselling author Thomas Keneally's unique trilogy of Australian history in which people are always center stage In the continuation of an impeccably researched, engagingly writt
An introduction to Australia provides information on the nation's population, religion, education system, transportation, communications, tourism, environment, and wildlife.
Consisting of a painting, a frog cake, a landmark, a statue, a haunting newspaper photograph, a bucket of peaches, pink shorts in parliament, concert tickets, and tourist maps, this book is a museum o
Australia's incredible gold rushes of the mid- to late-1800s produced tremendous wealth and ensured the financial survival of the struggling Australian colonies. They also tripled the country's small
Help your students explore the landforms, political divisions, and culture of Australia and Oceania! The 7 Continents: Australia and Oceania helps students develop geography literacy while they learn
The heartbreaking and triumphant true story of women exiled from the British Isles who created the most liberated society of their time. The Tin Ticket takes readers to the dawn of the nineteenth c
Rejecting the self-serving interpretation of Australia’s so-called ?new nationalism” of the 1960s and 1970s, this study argues that the receding ties of British influence left the country’s citizens a
Part biography, pace transnational history, this study details the life and career of Perey Spender, one of Australia's most promineur twentieth century political figures. Spender served his country
The Road to Botany Bay, first published in 1987 and considered a classic in the field of cultural and historical geography, examines the poetic constitution of colonial society. Through a far-reachin
This is the first major collaborative reappraisal of Australia's experience of empire since the end of the British Empire itself. The volume examines the meaning and importance of empire in Australi
Like the other Sasek classics, these are facsimile editions of his original books. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than forty y
Before the arrival of Europeans, a huge swath of Australia around what is now Perth was the homeland of the Noongar people. With the onset of colonization, that land was lost and the Noongar culture (
Provides an overview of Australia, discussing such topics as its geography, history, government, indigenous peoples, plants and animals, holidays, and symbols.
The third edition of this acclaimed book recounts the key factors - social, economic and political - that have shaped modern-day Australia. It covers the rise and fall of the Howard government, the 20
