N.A. - Australia & Oceania 1

From one of Australia’s leading historians, the compelling story of a singular nation still realizing its independence and influence on the global stage As a land associated with extremesーfrom remo……続きを見る

A transpacific tour of nuclear humanities From uranium mines on the Navajo Nation to craters caused by nuclear testing on the Bikini and Enewetak Atolls, the production and deployment of nuclear wea……続きを見る

This book analyses the stories of white fathers, men who were positioned as key players in the plans to assimilate Aboriginal people by 'breeding out the colour' and attempts to put textual flesh on……続きを見る

Bulletin N° 41de la SEH-NC, société d'études historiques de la Nouvelle-Calédonie, société savante fondée en décembre 1969. Grâce à l'activité de ses membres, a publié, sans discontinuité, en 55 ans……続きを見る

Across the early modern world (late 1400s to mid-1900s), oceans provided the key connection between far-flung communities in an age of empire and colonial expansion, while also serving as an increas……続きを見る

If you are reading this, it means you are looking for something more than a tan. Hawaiʻi is the most isolated population center on Earth. It is a place of immense beauty, but for millions of visitor……続きを見る

This is the first book-length study of Australia's rich history of LGBTQ+ film and television, covering histories, production, screen representation and audience identities. Despite a long-standing ……続きを見る

Te Rauparaha is most well known today as the composer of the haka 'Ka mate,' made famous the world over by the All Blacks. A major figure in nineteenth-century history, Te Rauparaha was responsible ……続きを見る

From the "golden weather" of postwar economic growth, through the globalization, economic challenges, and protest of the 1960s and 1970s, to the free market revolution and new immigrants of the 1980……続きを見る

How did the European settler perceive Māori? What images of Māori society and culture did European artists create for their distant audiences? What preconceptions and aesthetic models lay behind ear……続きを見る

Ruth Ross is hardly a household name, yet most New Zealanders today owe the way they understand the Treaty of Waitangi ー or te Tiriti o Waitangi as Ross called it ー to this remarkable woman' s pat……続きを見る

Within Moreton Bay lie many small islands, protected by the large barrier islands of Moreton and North and South Stradbroke. Some of these small islands are inhabited, with thriving communities, whi……続きを見る

Full of colorful details and engrossing stories, Pursuing Respect in the Cannibal Isles shows that the aspirations of individual Americans to be recognized as people worthy of others' respect was a ……続きを見る

Love, War and Crocodiles is an account of the many adventures and loves of Arvids Blumentals, aka Crocodile Harry, one of the most unusual migrants to arrive in Australia after WW2. Harry was a Latv……続きを見る

Intertextual, passionate and personal throughout, Crowded House's Together Alone is a key addition to the surprisingly limited range of scholarship on one of Australasia's most successful and adored……続きを見る

'Australia is a lucky country, run mainly by second-rate people who share its luck.' First published in 1964 The Lucky Country caused a sensation. The book was a wake-up call to an unimaginative nat……続きを見る

History, heritage, and colonialism explores the politics of history-making and interest in preserving the material remnants of the past in late-nineteenth and early-twentieth-century colonial societ……続きを見る

Rangitīaria Dennan of Ngāti Tarāwhai, better known as 'Guide Rangi', escorted tourists around the thermal attractions at Whakarewarewa, Rotorua, for over 40 years. 続きを見る

Te Puea Hērangi was an influential and effective Waikato leader who was largely responsible for the establishment of Tūrangawaewae marae during the 1920s and 1930s. Her aim was to build an economic ……続きを見る

Whina Cooper (Te Rarawa) found a role as a pan-tribal Māori leader from the 1950s. She was the foundation president of the Māori Women's Welfare League, but is best known for leading the famous 1975……続きを見る

Survival, heroism, courage and mateship in Ambon - a place of nightmares. In February, 1942, Ambon, an Indonesian island north of Darwin, fell to the Japanese army and the Allied forces defending it……続きを見る

Bernal Díaz del Castillo's 'The Autobiography of Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo' is a gripping firsthand account of the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. Written in a straightforward and ……続きを見る

Japan’s oceans demand our attention. Violent, prolific, and changeful, they define life and death on the archipelago: pushing the shore under the rush of tsunami, charging typhoon circulation, feedi……続きを見る

In the 1970s the run-down inner-city suburb of Redfern was a gathering place for Aboriginal intellectuals and ambitious young radicals. Having fled poverty and segregation in rural Australia in the ……続きを見る

On 27 May 1967 an overwhelming majority of electors voted in a national referendum to amend clauses of the Australian Constitution concerning Aboriginal people. 27 May 2007 is the 40th anniversary o……続きを見る

The dramatic history of America's tropical paradise. 続きを見る

The Story of Hawaii (Illustrated Edition) offers a rich tapestry of literary styles and themes that capture the essence and evolution of Hawaiian culture and history. This collection masterfully wea……続きを見る

"Terra Australis Incognita" by Pedro Fernandes de Queirós takes readers on an extraordinary journey into the mysterious Southern Hemisphere during the Age of Exploration. Inspired by the spirit of d……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

This groundbreaking book delves into the lived experiences and collective wisdom of Indigenous communities impacted by colonialism. Through collaborations with non-Indigenous colleagues, this book s……続きを見る