A New History of Western Australia

A New History of Western Australia
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Publisher : Nedlands, W.A. : University of Western Australia Press
Total Pages : 878
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ISBN-10 : STANFORD:36105037810780
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Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis A New History of Western Australia by : Tom Stannage

Papers by G.C. Bolton, J.E. Thomas, D. Black, J. Hay, M. Aveling, I.M. Crawford, S.J. Halllam and N.J. Green, separately annotated.

Running Out?

Running Out?
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Publisher : Apollo Books
Total Pages : 288
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ISBN-10 : 1742586236
ISBN-13 : 9781742586236
Rating : 4/5 (36 Downloads)

Synopsis Running Out? by : Ruth A. Morgan

Annotation. Ruth A. Morgan completed her PhD at The University of Western Australia in 2012 and took up a lecturing position at Monash University in the School of Philosophical, Historical and International Studies. Her doctoral thesis was awarded the 2013 Margaret Medcalf Prize by the State Records Office of Western Australia for excellence in reference and research, and shortlisted for the Australian Historical Association's Serle Award for the best postgraduate thesis in Australian History. In 2013, Morgan was a visiting scholar at the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University. She has presented at international conferences at Renmin University in Beijing (co-sponsored by the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society); the Australian Historical Association in Wollongong; the European Society for Environmental History in Munich; and the International Water History Conference in Montpellier. Morgan has recently co-edited a volume of Studies in Western Australian History and is currently editing a volume of History of Meteorology. She is a member of the Australian Historical Association, the Australian Garden History Association, and the International Commission for the History of Meteorology. She also coordinates the 'Making Public Histories' seminar series, which is a joint initiative with the History Council of Victoria and the State Library of Victoria. Although still in her early career, Morgan has published several dozen articles in peer-reviewed journals, and in outlets such as The Conversation and The West Australian.

In Response to Need

In Response to Need
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 371
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ISBN-10 : 0980631556
ISBN-13 : 9780980631555
Rating : 4/5 (56 Downloads)

Synopsis In Response to Need by : E. N. Fitzpatrick

"The department was not always such a significant organisation; it came from very small beginnings. However, it has been a major component of the engine which has produced an agricultural industry in a Mediterranean climate zone which is superior to all others operating in this zone. This book is a summary of its work."--P. xi.

Discover Western Australia

Discover Western Australia
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 96
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ISBN-10 : NYPL:33433050663669
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Rating : 4/5 (69 Downloads)

Synopsis Discover Western Australia by : Jocelyn Burt

Discover Western Australia offers travellers and visitors a glimpse of the astonishing variety of attractions this vast state has to offer. From its tropical north to the cool temperate south, Western Australia is a land of stunning contrasts. Jocelyn Burt explores some of the well-known tourist destinations as well as uncovering more out-of-the-way locations. Capturing the natural beauty of the landscape, her striking photographs will inspire everyone to discover for themselves the essential and precious freedom of Western Australia.

True to the Land

True to the Land
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Publisher : Reaktion Books
Total Pages : 287
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ISBN-10 : 9781789144079
ISBN-13 : 1789144078
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Synopsis True to the Land by : Paul van Reyk

Spanning 65,000 years, this book provides a history of food in Australia from its beginnings, with the arrival of the first peoples and their stewardship of the land, to a present where the production and consumption of food is fraught with anxieties and competing priorities. It describes how food production in Australia is subject to the constraints of climate, water, and soil, leading to centuries of unsustainable agricultural practices post-colonization. Australian food history is also the story of its xenophobia and the immigration policies pursued, which continue to undermine the image of Australia as a model multicultural society. This history of Australian food ends on a positive note, however, as Indigenous peoples take increasing control of how their food is interpreted and marketed.

Land of Vision and Mirage

Land of Vision and Mirage
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Publisher : ISBS
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 0980296404
ISBN-13 : 9780980296402
Rating : 4/5 (04 Downloads)

Synopsis Land of Vision and Mirage by : Geoffrey Bolton

"Finally a concise, clear and informative history that puts Western Australia on the map. Lauded historian Geoffrey Bolton vividly narrates this long-awaited short history of Western Australia. From 1826 to the present, Land of Vision and Mirage covers the social, cultural, political and economic development of the most geographically isolated area in the world. While being both informative and analytical, the author’s wry observations about Western Australia’s unique history will stimulate public debate."--From the publisher.

Why Australia Prospered

Why Australia Prospered
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 300
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ISBN-10 : 9780691171333
ISBN-13 : 0691171335
Rating : 4/5 (33 Downloads)

Synopsis Why Australia Prospered by : Ian W. McLean

This book is the first comprehensive account of how Australia attained the world's highest living standards within a few decades of European settlement, and how the nation has sustained an enviable level of income to the present. Why Australia Prospered is a fascinating historical examination of how Australia cultivated and sustained economic growth and success. Beginning with the Aboriginal economy at the end of the eighteenth century, Ian McLean argues that Australia's remarkable prosperity across nearly two centuries was reached and maintained by several shifting factors. These included imperial policies, favorable demographic characteristics, natural resource abundance, institutional adaptability and innovation, and growth-enhancing policy responses to major economic shocks, such as war, depression, and resource discoveries. Natural resource abundance in Australia played a prominent role in some periods and faded during others, but overall, and contrary to the conventional view of economists, it was a blessing rather than a curse. McLean shows that Australia's location was not a hindrance when the international economy was centered in the North Atlantic, and became a positive influence following Asia's modernization. Participation in the world trading system, when it flourished, brought significant benefits, and during the interwar period when it did not, Australia's protection of domestic manufacturing did not significantly stall growth. McLean also considers how the country's notorious origins as a convict settlement positively influenced early productivity levels, and how British imperial policies enhanced prosperity during the colonial period. He looks at Australia's recent resource-based prosperity in historical perspective, and reveals striking elements of continuity that have underpinned the evolution of the country's economy since the nineteenth century.

Vite Italiane

Vite Italiane
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Publisher : Trans Pacific Press
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 1921401508
ISBN-13 : 9781921401503
Rating : 4/5 (08 Downloads)

Synopsis Vite Italiane by : Susanna Iuliano

MULTICULTURAL STUDIES. AUSTRALIAN. Vite Italiane documents the migration flow of Italian immigrants from the late 1800s to the present day. This work integrates the history of the largest non-English-speaking migrant group in Western Australia into the mainstream historical record and in so doing shows how the Italian-speaking community has become an integral part of Western Australias, and indeed the nations, social, economic and cultural fabric.

Tales from Boomtown

Tales from Boomtown
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Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Total Pages : 358
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ISBN-10 : 1742585337
ISBN-13 : 9781742585338
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Tales from Boomtown by : Peter Kennedy

Reveals first-hand the issues linked with changes to the social fabric of Australia; the jailing of two Premiers and a deputy Premier; the ruthless removal of a Premier mid-term; the election of the nation's first female Premier, and the sensational 'WA Inc' Royal Commission. Many interviews were conducted, including those of key national figures to make this account of how the boom-bust West was led into its status as an economic powerhous of the twenty first century.

Fleeting Attraction

Fleeting Attraction
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Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015038170372
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Rating : 4/5 (72 Downloads)

Synopsis Fleeting Attraction by : Anthony J. Barker

Arriving in Early 1942, American servicemen were greeted by Western Australians as handsome heroes from a Hollywood dream-world, offering protection from invasion as the Japanese bombed the state's northern outposts. Over the next three years some thousands of naval personnel in Perth, Fremantle, Albany and Geraldton continued to have an impact that was both more intense and more welcome than it was in other parts of Australia. Yet is was also fleeting. As they established themselves, the affluence that allowed spectacular generostiy also promoted a somewhat insular self-sufficiency.