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The Illustrated History of Australia
Australian history is almost always picturesque,' wrote the visiting American writer Mark Twain, more than a century ago. We celebrate this truth in a handsome new edition of this best-selling book that traces the history of this island continent from the dinosaurs to the coming of the Aboriginal people to the arrival of the Europeans. Featuring text that is bright, readable and rich, and with a treasure trove of illustrations, this is a book designed to adorn every Australian's bookshelf.
Australia
This fully updated edition is a treasuretrove of a book, presenting the history of Australia with more than 600 pictures in colour and monochrome, and a text that is bright, readable and rich in littleknown facts about our remarkable country This vivid book traces the history of the Island Continent and its people from the age of dinosaurs and the coming of the Aborigines, and their unique culture, to the fateful impact of the arrival of the first Europeans - from the grim early years of convict settlement to the unexpected growth of the Australian colonies, and the emergence of a nation known and envied throughout the world today as 'The Lucky Country'.
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The Geopolitics of Australia in the New Millennium
The last few years, dominated by the wake of the global economic crisis and the marginalization of the old Western powers, have by contrast witnessed the political and economic growth of Australia. This vast country, sparsely populated and with a light influence in global affairs, has managed to carve out an important place within growing Asian powers, supported by strong economic growth. How did this happen and what path has this peculiar country followed? This agile essay traces the country’s history, economy and geopolitics, from early colonial years to the present day, showing its strengths and weaknesses, key decisions of the past and possible outlooks for the future. A starting point for looking at the geopolitics of Australia and its remarkable complexity which, against all odds, has enabled this Western country to avert the effects of the global economic crisis and, at the same time, has allowed it to embark on growth that is not merely economic.
Fall of Man in Wilmslow
June 8, 1954. Alan Turing, the visionary mathematician, is found dead at his home in sleepy Wilmslow, dispatched by a poisoned apple. Taking the case, Detective Constable Leonard Corell quickly learns Turing is a convicted homosexual. Confident it's a suicide, he is nonetheless confounded by official secrecy over Turing's war record. What is more, Turing's sexuality appears to be causing alarm among the intelligence services - could he have been blackmailed by Soviet spies? Stumbling across evidence of Turing's genius, and sensing an escape from a narrow life, Corell soon becomes captivated by Turing's brilliant and revolutionary work, and begins to dig deeper. But in the paranoid, febrile atmosphere of the Cold War, loose cannons cannot be tolerated. As his innocent curiosity fast takes him far out of his depth, Corell realises he has much to learn about the dangers of forbidden knowledge.
Writing Belonging at the Millennium
Writing Belonging at the Millennium brings together two pressing and interrelated matters: the global environmental impacts of post-industrial economies and the politics of place in settler-colonial societies. It focuses on Australia at the millennium, when the legacies of colonization intersected with intensifying environmental challenges in a climate of anxiety surrounding settler-colonial belonging. The question of what "belonging" means is central to the discussion of the unfolding politics of place in Australia and beyond. In this book, Emily Potter negotiates the meaning of belonging in a settler-colonial field and considers the role of literary texts in feeding and contesting these legacies and anxieties. Its intention is to interrogate the assumption that non-indigenous Australians' increasingly unsustainable environmental practices represent a failure on their part to adequately belong in the country. Writing Belonging at the Millennium explores the idea of unsettled non-indigenous belonging as context for the emergence of potentially decolonized relations with place in a time of heightened global environmental concern.
Australia
Presents the history of Australia with 500 pictures in monochrome and colour and a text that is accessible and rich in little-known facts about a remarkable country.
Australia and Latin America
This is a good time to reflect on opportunities and challenges for Australia in Latin America. Impressive economic growth and opportunities for trade and investment have made Latin America a dynamic area for Australia and the Asia Pacific region. A growing Latin American population, Australia’s attractiveness to Latin American students, a fascination with the cultural vibrancy of the Americas and an awareness of Latin America’s increasingly independent stance in politics and economic diplomacy, have all contributed to raising the region’s profile. This collection of essays provides the first substantial introduction to Australia’s evolving engagement with Latin America, identifying current trends and opportunities, and making suggestions about how relationships in trade, investment, foreign aid, education, culture and the media could be strengthened.
The Starseed Transmissions
The first volume of the Starseed Trilogy: Intuitive knowledge featuring a startling new view of human evolution.
