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For the first time, The Australian Wars brings what for too long has been considered the historical past into connection with its reverberations in the present. It is estimated up to 100,000 people ……続きを見る

"Sir George Grey was among the first chroniclers to explore Hawaii and the South Sea Isles with an aim of writing down the local legends and myths - this collection contains the amazing results of h……続きを見る

In "Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia Vol. 2," George Grey presents an articulate and meticulously detailed account of his intrepid expeditions through the……続きを見る

Clive 'Killer' Caldwell was a natural and brilliant pilot, a superb shot, and a born leader. He saw action against the Germans, Italians and Japanese, and remains Australia's greatest ever fighter p……続きを見る

Te Ito’s vision was one of pan-tribal unity; he wanted to bring together all the people of Taranaki ‘from Mokau to Pātea’. Tāmati Te Ito Ngāmoke led the prophetic Kaingārara movement in Taranaki fro……続きを見る

Esteemed Pacific War historian Jeffrey Cox has produced afast-paced and absorbing read of the crucial New Georgia phase of the Guadalcanal-Solomons Campaign during the Pacific War. Thousands of mile……続きを見る

A comprehensive and dramatic re-telling of the Guadalcanal and Solomons naval campaign – the daring Allied offensive to protect Australia and the South Pacific from Japanese invasion. Following the ……続きを見る

Articles included in issue 25 of Marxist Left Review: Editorial: Toil and trouble - Omar Hassan "Beware of the black bourgeoisie": The growing role of Indigenous elites in Australian capitalism - J……続きを見る

If asked to name an Australian woman scientist from the past, very few could. Let's change that. Histories of Australian science largely overlook women. Their absence gives the impression that, unti……続きを見る

Winner of the 2014 Victorian Premier's Award for non-fiction! Australia is dotted with memorials to soldiers who fought in wars overseas. Why are there no official memorials or commemorations of the……続きを見る

A History of Victoria is a lively account of the people, places and events that have shaped Victoria, from the arrival of the first Aboriginal peoples through to the present day. In his inimitable s……続きを見る

The publication of this book in 1981 profoundly changed the way in which we understand the history of relations between indigenous Australians and European settlers. It has since become a classic of……続きを見る

This captivating work charts the history of Tasmania from the arrival of European maritime expeditions in the late eighteenth century, through to the modern day. By presenting the perspectives of bo……続きを見る

'We're an anomaly as a European country in this part of the world. It is inevitable in my view that Australia will become a Eurasian country over the next century or two. I happen to think that's de……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes CONTENTS CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY ー THE EARLIEST AUSTRALIAN VOYAGERS: THE PORTUGUESE, SPANISH, AND DUTCH CHAPTER II. ……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS Preface Early History of the Islands. The British Occupation. The Spanish Colonial Government. The Church in the Colony. T……続きを見る

Heroes, Horror & Humor is a collection of stories from the tumult of times in the early 20th Century, a compilation of personal tales. It offers stories from both combatants and civilians and gives ……続きを見る

Henry Reynolds and Nicholas Clements uncover the extraordinary story of one of Australia's greatest military leaders. Tongerlongeter is an epic story of resistance, sorrow and survival. Leader of th……続きを見る

In "Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia Vol. 2," George Grey offers a meticulous account of his explorations, weaving a rich tapestry of observations on the ……続きを見る

In "Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia Vol. 1," George Grey meticulously chronicles his explorations, revealing both the vast landscapes and the intricate e……続きを見る

This story will take you primarily with Nicholas Yuin on a journey beginning in the mid-1800s, from England to Cape Town in what is now South Africa. It will return you to Africa at Lake Nyanza (Bha……続きを見る

This book details New Zealand's worst public health crisis, and its worst natural disaster: over 8,500 New Zealanders died from influenza and pneumonia in just six weeks. Nearly a quarter of the vic……続きを見る

This award-winning and critically acclaimed book from one of Australia’s best known historians challenges the myth about the fate of Tasmania’s Indigenous people, vividly describing the extent of th……続きを見る

Police hold placards in front of Jewish, emblazoned with the words "don't buy from Jews;" others put up signs to identify places where Jews are to be denied entry. SA men smashed Jewish shop windows……続きを見る

Dan Desbois was for much of his adult life a member of the ‘front line infantry in the colonial “armies of education”’ in Australia. He was untrained, learning how to teach and manage a school throu……続きを見る

Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean' is Edward Hamilton Currey's most famous work. It was originally published in 1910, and is an audacious text. It attempts to place Mediterranean piracy in the context……続きを見る

This revisionist history of convict transportation from Britain and Ireland will challenge much that you thought you knew about religion and penal colonies. Based on original archival sources, it ex……続きを見る

A broad, concise and inclusive vision of Australia and Australians by one our most renowned historians. After a lifetime of research and debate on Australian and international history, Geoffrey Blai……続きを見る

An immigrant's tale of an untamed country Alexander Gibson, my father, was a young Englishman who with his brother settled in Australia in the 1920s. The brothers each married one of the Solomon sis……続きを見る

'This scintillating account by Henry Reynolds, a revisionist history in its best sense, is a door opening wide onto [another Australia].'- Nicolas Rothwell, The Australian 'Reynolds reveals yet anot……続きを見る