ONE - Australia & Oceania 1

In 'The History of Ancient America, Anterior to the Time of Columbus' by George Jones, readers are taken on a scholarly journey through the rich history of pre-Columbian America. Jones meticulously ……続きを見る

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This writer from the 1930s was similar to modern feminists. The story set in the twenty-fourth century includes introspection on prophecies of the past through the mechanism of old books that had be……続きを見る

This book explores the mingling of two rather different perspectives, those of the naval and aeronautical schools of thought, and the impact that they had upon one another in natural, professional a……続きを見る

Legal cultures change in response to social and economic environments. Māori author and legal scholar Carwyn Jones provides a timely examination of how the resolution of land claims in New Zealand h……続きを見る

First published in 1873, Pakeha Rambles Through Maori Lands is an account of life in early colonial New Zealand as seen through the eyes of John H. H. St. John. When St. John arrived in New Zealand,……続きを見る

Living with drought is one of the biggest issues of our times. Climate change scenarios suggest that in the next fifty years global warming will increase both the frequency and severity of these phe……続きを見る

The Treaty of Waitangi had been in place for only two years when the London set out from England with a full shipload of wannabe pioneers. Driven by a variety of motives, many of them related to pov……続きを見る

Maoria: A Sketch of the Manners and Customs of the Aboriginal Inhabitants of New Zealand By Captain John Campbell Johnstone. The scene of action is on the west coast of the North Island, at a Maori ……続きを見る

Paphos Publishers offers a wide catalog of rare classic titles, published for a new generation. Victoria: with a Description of Its Principal Cities, Melbourne and Geelong is a history of South East……続きを見る

So many businesses rose and fell in nineteenth-century Auckland that the city was called a ‘graveyard of enterprise'. By far the most serious and general collapse came during the decade of depressio……続きを見る

Ochre and Rust offers a fresh perspective on frontier relations between Australian Aboriginal people and European colonists. Nine museum artefacts take the reader into a fascinating zone of encounte……続きを見る

People and Change in Indigenous Australia arose from a conviction that more needs to be done in anthropology to give a fuller sense of the changing lives and circumstances of Australian indigenous c……続きを見る

The stories behind Australia's many, many strange, inappropriate and downright hilarious place names. From Dismal Swamp to Useless Loop, Intercourse Island to Dead Mans Gully, Mount Buggery to Nowhe……続きを見る

Today's New Zealand is an emerging paradigm for successful cultural relations. Although the nation's Maori (indigenous Polynesian) and Pakeha (colonial European) populations of the 19th century were……続きを見る

This is the story of three families of Joneses who grew plants, bulbs, and flowers for the Melbourne market over a period of about 70 years. James Jones, the son of a nurseryman from Buckinghamshire……続きを見る

Who stole the priceless Picasso from the NGV? Was Errol Flynn a Nazi spy? Did an Australian kill the infamous Red Baron? If you think Australia's history is straightforward, you're dead wrong. This ……続きを見る

'This book is about my making sense here, of my becoming and being Pākehā. Every Pākehā becomes a Pākehā in their own way, finding her or his own meaning for that Māori word. This is the story of wh……続きを見る

Joe was a widow's teenage son with dreams of something better than life on a dairy farm. Ah Nam was a miner with a taste for booze, women, gambling and fighting. By a twist of fate their paths would……続きを見る

As Australian cities face uncertain water futures, what insights can the history of Aboriginal and settler relationships with water yield? Residents have come to expect reliable, safe, and cheap wat……続きを見る

Giving you a glimpse into World War 1 and the endeavors that followed, this autobiography and collection of memoirs are written through the eyes of an infantry soldier as he navigates war, abandonme……続きを見る

The year is 1876, and Joe Byrne is wrestling with the loyalty he has to his best friend, Aaron Sherritt, and his loyalty to his family. When Aaron comes to him with a proposition to benefit both par……続きを見る

This book traces Maori engagement with handwriting from 1769 to 1826. Through beautifully reproduced written documents, it describes the first encounters Maori had with paper and writing and the fir……続きを見る

Embark on a journey of a lifetime as you delve into the pages of "Working Holiday in Australia: A Personal Journey." This captivating memoir takes you on an exhilarating ride through the ups and dow……続きを見る

After months of isolation and punishment in Beechworth Gaol, Joe Byrne is freed only to find himself in a world that has left him behind. While he tries to wrap his head around the many changes in h……続きを見る

Studies on Homer and the Homeric Age are a comprehensive 3-volume work that features the history of the ancient Greek literature, focusing on the Homeric Question – concerning by whom, when, where a……続きを見る

Scandals, disasters, shocks and crises: 1932 could truly be described as one of the most electrifying years in Australian history, alive with unforgettable characters and momentous events. Looking b……続きを見る

Treasures of many kinds still lie hidden below crumbling castles and ruined monasteries; in macabre tombs; in subterranean labyrinths and sinister caverns. Many sunken treasures lie beneath the seas……続きを見る

Patty spent the first thirty three years of her life living with her family on remote outback station properties - Old Bando, Minetta, Old Outstation - in south west Queensland, Australia. When her ……続きを見る

This book is a compilation of copyright free newspaper items carefully chosen from the "Papers Past" website of the National Library of New Zealand. This provides an opportunity to access a selected……続きを見る