Australasian and Pacific history

›Die Erfindung der Überbevölkerung‹ ist eine tiefgründige Analyse, die sich mit einem der drängendsten globalen Probleme unserer Zeit auseinandersetzt.

Award-winning author Alecia Simmonds uncovers a hidden history of love and heartbreak in the archives of lawUntil well into the twentieth century, heartbroken men and women in Australia had a legal redress for their suffering: jilted lovers could claim compensation for breach of promise to marry .

The first joint biography of Bennelong and Governor Arthur Phillip, two pivotal figures in Australian history the colonised and coloniser and a bold and innovative new portrait of both.

A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australias frontier warsDavid Marr was shocked to discover forebears who served with the brutal Native Police in the bloodiest years on the frontier.

A historian like no other, John Hirst captured what is distinctive about AustraliaJohn Hirst was one of Australia s most original and substantial historians.

Australian history has been written for over two centuries beginning with European explorers and colonists attempting to convey something of the complexity of the strange upside-down world they encountered in the southern hemisphere.

Covering all Pacific islands involved in World War II military operations, this book is a detailed, single source of information on virtually every geo-military aspect of the Pacific Theater.

From Greenwich Village to Guadalcanal in just over a year, David Zellmer would find piloting a B-24 bomber in the South Pacific a far cry from his life as a fledgling member of the Martha Graham Dance Company.

Who are the descendants of Fletcher Christian today?

The Koru of Times is a multi-generational odyssey that weaves together Maori heritage, love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit.

Embark on an enchanting journey through the idyllic islands of the Pacific with J.

In 1948, the Australian government banned the production, importation and exhibition of horror films in a move to appease religious communities and entertainment watchdogs.

In 1948, the Australian government banned the production, importation and exhibition of horror films in a move to appease religious communities and entertainment watchdogs.

"e;Shortly after the outbreak of War-after the first contingent had been mobilised, and while they were undergoing training-it became evident that it would be necessary to raise another force to proceed on the heels of the first.

A comprehensive survey of Pacific history from earliest times to 1800

A comprehensive survey of Pacific history from earliest times to 1800

A comprehensive survey of Pacific history from 1800 to the present day.

The story of grog is the story of Australia.

The complete and authoritative account of the sinking of the HMAS Sydney, and the recent finding of her wreck.

A comprehensive survey of Pacific history from 1800 to the present day.

This is the first biography of Capt.

Vailima Letters is a collection of letters written by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson during his time living in Samoa.

A Ceaseless Watch: Australia's Third Party Naval Defense, 1919-1942 illustrates how Australia confronted the need to base its post-World War I defense planning around the security provided by a major naval power: in the first instance, Britain, and later the United States.

A comprehensive, relevant, and accessible look at all aspects of Indigenous Australian history and culture What is The Dreaming?

A comprehensive, relevant, and accessible look at all aspects of Indigenous Australian history and culture What is The Dreaming?

Extraña y remota hasta para los propios australianos, Kimberley es una región imponente por su salvaje naturaleza, y también una geografía radical que convoca azar, peligro o asombro; un escenario distópico para la saga Mad Max filmada en sus paisajes.

Shortlisted for the Queensland Literary Awards, Work of State Significance and The University of Queensland Non-Fiction Book AwardShortlisted for the 2025 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, Australian HistoryWinner of the 2025 NSW History Award, Australian History PrizeWinner of the 2025 Marion ACT Literary Award, Non-FictionWinner of the First Nations History Award, Canberra Critics' Circle Awards 2024Winner of the 2025 ACT Book of the Year AwardFor the first time, the First Nations story of Cook's arrival, and what blackfellas want everyone to know about the coming of Europeans.

The purpose of this book is to allow interested community members to gain an understanding of the historically important role postal services made to contemporary Australia.

A powerful investigation that reveals the deep injustices inflicted on Aboriginal people in the Kimberley in the 1920sIn June 1926, a posse of police officers and white civilians murdered at least twenty Aboriginal people near the Forrest River Mission in the Kimberley.

A complete history of rugby’s most famous yet enigmatic team, the New Zealand All Blacks, told by the men who have worn the iconic black jersey.

This WWII pictorial history covers a little-known but hard-fought Pacific War campaign with striking combat images and expertly researched text.

"e;A compelling chronicle of the Battle of Papua New Guinea with rarely viewed images from World War II .

A pictorial history of US assaults on these Japanese-occupied islands during World War II.

A pictorial history of US assaults on these Japanese-occupied islands during World War II.

This WWII pictorial history covers a little-known but hard-fought Pacific War campaign with striking combat images and expertly researched text.

The Bungalow began in 1914, as a tin shed in the small colonial outpost of Alice Springs.

In 1908, Arthur Maurice Hocart and William Halse Rivers Rivers conducted fieldwork in the Solomon Islands and elsewhere in Island Melanesia that served as the turning point in the development of modern anthropology.

Operation KE explores the air combat that attended the Japanese evacuation of Guadalcanal in early 1943a topic which has hitherto received very little attention.