What If?: Australian History as It Might Have Been
 Providing a play on actual historical events versus possible ones, this fascinating volume asks leading Australian historians to wonder what might be if key episodes in Australia's past had turned out differently. Re-imagining Australia's environment, ... [... more]
$25.95
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Kakadu: The Making of a National Park
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$49.95
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A History of Port Phillip District: Victoria Before ...
This account of European settlement in the modern state of Victoria, Australia, spans developments from the first convict camp established in 1803 on the Bass Strait to the contemporary separation of the district from New South Wales. Aborigines, whalers, ... [... more]
$29.95
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The Origins of Multiculturalism in Australian Politics ...
Multiculturalism continues to stir emotions and excite passionate public debate. This work presents new, accurate, ideologically neutral, historically based definitions of multiculturalism. It also provides accurate and analytically useful definitions ... [... more]
$39.95
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The Evolution Revolution: Design Without Intelligence
From the first microscopic forms of life to the evolution of the first animals crawling and swimming in the oceans; from feathered dinosaurs to whales with legs; from the first flower to the first humans, this volume takes readers on a journey through ... [... more]
$24.95
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Dancing with de Beauvoir: Jazz and the French
The profound influence of jazz in French culture is addressed in this examination of the heterogeneous array of symbols that France associates with the art form. Since its debut at the end of World War I, jazz in France has embodied modernity, sexual ... [... more]
$34.00
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Lost: Illegal Abortion Stories
A powerful collection of first person narratives, these edited transcripts tell the stories of women who had illegal abortions in Australia from 1930 to 1980. Insightful and compelling, it reveals what women's lives were like during these times, ... [... more]
$19.00
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Keeper of the Faith: A Biography of Jim Cairns
Although Jim Cairns's reputation has been marginalized, the past 25 years have revealed that he was the major thinker and the driving influence behind the reforming policies and ideals of the Whitlam government. This book follows Cairns's ideological ... [... more]
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The Rise and Fall of Marvellous Melbourne
With a new preface and epilogue and a collection of picture essays by contemporary writers, this updated edition explores the economic, political, social, and cultural consequences of the economic rise and fall of Melbourne during the 1880s. [... more]
$28.00
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Scandal in the Colonies
The hidden stories of two Australian port towns rife with gossip and dubious reputations are uncovered in this history. This study argues that colonial societies offered European settlers the chance to invent new identities, an opportunity they exploited ... [... more]
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The Flight of the Emu: A Hundred Years of Australian ...
This book details international scientific expeditions and the influences of Australian birds on international questions. It also relates stories of adventurous Australians in far-flung places. The Flight of the Emu is richly illustrated with pictures of ... [... more]
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Democracy: Choosing Australia's Republic
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