LU - Australia & Oceania 1

In November 1961, a young man strapped two empty fuel cans to his belt and swam toward a distant shoreline in one of the most treacherous stretches of water on earth. He was twenty-three years old, ……続きを見る

Yuupurnju: A Warlpiri song cycle documents a ceremonial song cycle situated within the traditional kurdiji "shield" ceremony, as sung by Warlpiri Elder Henry Cooke Anderson Jakamarra at Lajamanu, No……続きを見る

By the age of six, John Varda had already been twice a refugee. A member of the Hungarian Székely, traditionally thought to be descended from a son of Attila the Hun, his community was thrice reloca……続きを見る

Entdecken Sie die verborgenen Geheimnisse des Obererzgebirges! „Geyer und das Obererzgebirge in Sage und Geschichte“ von Lungwitz und Grohmann entführt Sie auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die Myt……続きを見る

Entdecken Sie die verborgenen Geheimnisse des Obererzgebirges! „Geyer und das Obererzgebirge in Sage und Geschichte“ von Lungwitz und Grohmann entführt Sie auf eine faszinierende Reise durch die Myt……続きを見る

After every conflict, historians gather to describe the heroic exploits stemming from that action. For Victoria Cross winners, such histories are ordinarily detailed and numerous, but there are some……続きを見る

In "The Gold Hunters' Adventures; Or, Life in Australia," William Henry Thomes captures the fervor and excitement of the Australian gold rush in the mid-19th century. Employing a vivid narrative sty……続きを見る

Aborjinlerin Ayak İzi, Avustralya'nın uçsuz bucaksız topraklarında bir yolculuğun güncesi. Bu kitapta Demet Avcioglu Yalcin, adım adım ilerlerken doğayla ve Aborjin kültürünün derin izleriyle karşıl……続きを見る

In the mystical Valley of Spiraling Winds, deep in the mountains of Koʻolaupoko, Oʻahu, old memories stir. Hawaiian writer Peter Britos explores the roots of contemporary Hawaiʻi through the lens of……続きを見る

In "Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia," Ludwig Leichhardt offers an illuminating account of his ambitious journey across the Australian continent during the mid-19th century. Exhibiting……続きを見る

"Australia is not a lucky country by chance. Every Australian today is a beneficiary of what our forebears built. Living in one of the safest, most egalitarian and prosperous nations in the world, A……続きを見る

The gripping story of Australia's first female crime writer and her career-criminal son When Mary Fortune arrived in Melbourne with her infant son in 1855, she was determined to reinvent herself. Th……続きを見る

Histoire des isles Marianes (History of the Mariana Islands), was published in Paris in 1700 with authorship attributed to French Jesuit priest Charles Le Gobien, S.J. It provides a detailed glimpse……続きを見る

In "A Voyage to Terra Australis," Matthew Flinders presents an intricate account of his exploratory journey to Australia, blending detailed observations of the landscape, flora, and fauna with a pro……続きを見る

From early explorers to contemporary scientists, naturalists have examined island flora and fauna of Oceania, discovering new species, carefully documenting the lives of animals, and creating work c……続きを見る

Carl Lumholtz's "Among Cannibals: An Account of Four Years' Travels in Australia and of Camp Life" is a riveting and detailed chronicle of the author's extraordinary explorations in the remote regio……続きを見る

In "The Genesis of Queensland," Henry Stuart Russell presents an authoritative examination of the formation and development of Queensland, meticulously detailing its geographical, social, and politi……続きを見る

In "The Founding of South Australia," Edwin Hodder offers a meticulously researched and engaging narrative that chronicles the establishment of the South Australian colony in the early 19th century.……続きを見る

Australian Women’s Historical Photography: Other Times, Other Views examines the photographs produced by six talented women photographers against the historical backdrop of settler violence towards ……続きを見る

Many thousands of abandoned children were treated as free labour in late 19th century Australia, yet their stories have been hidden until now, even to their descendants. Lucy Frost's painstaking res……続きを見る

Despite intense concern among academics and advocates, there is a deeply felt absence of scholarship on the way media reporting exacerbates rather than helps to resolve policy problems. This book of……続きを見る

History and Legacy of the Suffragette Fellowship provides a biographical account of the scope and depth of the memory work of the now-forgotten commemorative group the Suffragette Fellowship, active……続きを見る

To know what life was like for someone in the past, we must read their story in a way that we can understand. Steve Cornish was born in 1887 and killed in action in 1917, one of the millions of vict……続きを見る

At the NSW state election in 2011, the public turned on the 16-year-old Labor administration with unprecedented fury. The Government that had won spectacular victories in 1999 and 2003 was defeated ……続きを見る

Gerald Murnane is one of Australia's most important contemporary authors, but for years was neglected by critics. In 2018 the New York Times described him as "the greatest living English-language wr……続きを見る

In "Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia," Ludwig Leichhardt presents an intricate account of his ambitious exploration across the Australian continent in the mid-19th century. Combining v……続きを見る

In 1918 a few daring low-ranking Australian infantrymen, alone among all the armies on the Western Front, initiated stealth raids without orders. These stealth raiders killed Germans, captured priso……続きを見る

Over the course of World War II, two million American military personnel occupied bases throughout the South Pacific, leaving behind a human legacy of at least 4,000 children born to indigenous moth……続きを見る

The sociopolitical climate of Hawai‘i has changed substantially in recent decades, and archaeologists working to decipher the islands’ past are increasingly faced with a complexity of issues involvi……続きを見る

Community Music in Oceania: Many Voices, One Horizon makes a distinctive contribution to the field of community music through the experiences of its editors and contributors in music education, ethn……続きを見る