F.F - Australia & Oceania 1

Shacklife tells the story of a rare and enduring coastal community living lightly in a heritage-listed shack settlement, set in pristine coastal bushland. Built on cooperation rather than consumeris……続きを見る

A new history of protest told through quiet activism. The Vietnam War sparked the largest public demonstrations Australia had ever seen. Hundreds of thousands of citizens actively opposed the war in……続きを見る

The World Heritage-listed Port Arthur penitentiary is one of Australia's most visited historical sites, attracting over 400,000 visitors each year. Designed to incarcerate 480 men, between 1856 and ……続きを見る

'An unforgettable, multi-layered history, Alice's dreaming is at once biography, literary thriller and stunning evocation of Country and place.' ーMark McKenna Early last century, Alice Duncan-Kemp ……続きを見る

Perth Then and Now accurately matches historic photographs of the city with specially commissioned contemporary views that show how each site looks today. With an Aboriginal history going back over ……続きを見る

Redtails in the Sunset follows the story of an Aussie rules football team from Central Australia fighting to enter the game's final frontier and play in the Premier League in Darwin. This book tells……続きを見る

Compiling a rich, accessible introduction to the people and the land of Taikokerauーa northern region of New Zealandーthis collection of proverbs offers traditional wisdom from the oral record of an……続きを見る

A history of New Zealanders and the sports that we have made our own, from the Maori world to today's professional athletes. '. . . those two mighty products of the land, the Canterbury lamb and the……続きを見る

"Australia, Land of the FREE, just as long as you do as you're told. " ~Mgg In the darkest days of Covid, one writer hit the road, traveling from town to town to capture the raw stories of everyday ……続きを見る

No matter how practised we are at history, it always humbles us. No matter how often we visit the past, it always surprises us. Winner of the Ernest Scott Prize and shortlisted for the NSW Premier's……続きを見る

*WINNER of the Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2020: Non-Fiction* This book explores the experiences of Indigenous Australians who participated in Australian exploration enterprises in the early ni……続きを見る

Like other primitive peoples, the Fijians deified their ancestors. The father ruled the family. Each member of it turned to him for the ordering of his daily life. No scheme entered the head of the ……続きを見る

Winner of the Association for the Study of Australian Literature‘s Alvie Egan Award 2019! Winner of the Association for Anglophone Postcolonial Studies (GAPS) Dissertation Award 2018 This is the fir……続きを見る

Australia’s first rock ‘n’ roll “riot” is reported to have occurred at Brisbane’s Stadium in November 1956 at about the same time as the Olympic Games were being opened in Melbourne. It heralded the……続きを見る

In this critical appraisal of The Clean's landmark release, Boodle Boodle Boodle, Geoff Stahl explores how it impacted the emergence of a new DIY scene alongside a retrospective on the role The Clea……続きを見る

A true story. In 1853, Australia was rocked by the robbery of 〓6,000 of gold from an escorted shipment on a country road heading from the McIvor gold fields to Melbourne, Within days, 400 men were ……続きを見る

The people of Australia and Ireland have much in common based on genealogy and a shared heritage. The connections forged between Anzacs and the Irish in World War I have been little known until now.……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

"New England and the Bavarian Illuminati" by Vernon Stauffer is an academic text that examines the existence of hidden societies in the United States of America. These secret organizations have been……続きを見る

The 29 April 1864 Battle of Pukehinahina-Gate Pā resulted in the astonishing defeat of a force of 1700 Imperial British soldiers, sailors and a few militia, who were supported by the largest artille……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

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

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

This is the biography of the mighty ceremonial waka taua Ngatokimatawhaorua that rests on the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi. The inspiration for its construction came from Te Puea Herangi. In the late ……続きを見る

"Continent Aflame: Responses to an Australian Catastrophe" assembles multiple responses to the Australian bushfires crisis of 2019-20. The moral imperative generated by the damaged continent, the un……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

Convicted of stealing a coat in 1832, Benjamin Stanton was sentenced to seven years transportation to Van Diemen's Land. He spent twelve months on the prison hulk, 'Euryalus' and then another four m……続きを見る

Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Bureaucrat, Jeff Rich's ground-breaking memoir and essay collection, will change how you see government, politics, working life, and bureaucrats. Thirteen Ways of Looki……続きを見る

First published in 1930, New Zealand in the Making is an economic history of the democratic experiments in New Zealand. The geography, population, government ownership of public utilities, compulsor……続きを見る

Successful Exploration through the Interior of Australia offers a profound exploration into the thematic intricacies of survival, cultural encounters, and the unyielding spirit of discovery. This an……続きを見る