Australasian History

National Fictions is a study of Australian literature and film. It is also a study of Australian culture, viewing the novels and films as products of a specific culture -...

This is a literary journey of an Australian writer's encounter with the culture and people of China, particularly its young writers and artists, and of the evolving influence of China...

"Inside the myth of Australia s economic superheroes." "Inside the myth of Australia s economic superheroes. We're living through the second longest boom in Australian history. You can't move for...

Ricky Nixon is the most powerful and influential AFL player manager of his generation. A fearless agent for change, he has represented many of the league's superstars over the last...

The Australian wool industry has seen boom times and busts, wars and droughts, political upheaval and market manipulation. Working his way up from jackeroo to chief executive officer, Alec experienced...

Since the 1860s hundreds of thousands of school-aged Australians have undergone military and youth development training in various army cadet schemes. Given the proportion of eligible youth this represents, the...

Grieve spent 10 years researching this book. It took him around Australia interviewing players, collecting records, searching archives and conducting an extensive correspondence. He has made a complete collection of...

A tender, heartwarming novel of unlikely friendships and second chances, perfect for fans of Monica McInerney and Maeve Binchy. Vivian Molloy hardly expected to retire early from teaching, but for...

A year-long journey of discovery by one of Australia's most respected natural historians. This book is a personal account of life in one of the richest, most complicated habitats on...

The book titled Bush Regeneration - Recovering Australian Landscapes: Recovering by the author Robin A. Buchanan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Seeking ways to understand her chosen continent better, Belinda Probert bought a rural property outside of Melbourne to observe the land more closely and learn how to garden differently. How...

Our Bodies, Our Babies traces the struggle of women to change approaches to childbirth and to claim their right to choices in childbirth and breastfeeding. This is a wonderful book...

A Salute to our cities

What attracts birds to gardens?How is the sex of brush-turkeys determined?Which is the true mopoke?What is pigeon's milk?Why the name 'rosella'?Answers to these and many more questions about garden birds...

Behind the Lines: The Year's Best Cartoons 2008 brings together the best Australian political cartoons and illustrations collected by the National Museum of Australia in 2008. Cartoons from major city...

The book titled Glorious NZ Gardens by the author Telford. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

For nearly a year Sharyn Munro travelled through rural Australia, visiting the communities in coal-mining areas. She found a war zone. Here, literally at the coal-face, towns and districts are...

The book titled The Book of Australia: Almanac 1997-98 by the author Simon Blackall. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled The Australian Weather Book by the author Keith Colls. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

I am not writing this to be sentimental. I am just trying to find an answer to a story... An artistic girl in Renaissance Venice, quietly rebelling against the constraints...

Out of print for over 60 years Victorian Modern is to be republished by the Robin Boyd Foundation in October 2011.

What name could be a more apt description of Australia than 'The Land of Parrots', a name inspired by late sixteenth-century maps showing a southern region labelled 'Psittacorum regio'? This...

A stunning new edition of the art classic Papunya- A Place Made After the Story is a first-hand account of the Papunya Tula artists and their internationally significant works emanating...

The book presents a wide range of documentary and visual material, revealing the importance of the ornamental arts within urbanizing Australian society at the end of the 19th century.

The book titled Good Times, Hard Times: Past and the Future in Elizabeth by the author Mark Peel. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about...

Wharves to the World: The Development of Melbourne's World Trade Centre is a photographic chronicle of the history of the World Trade Centre and its surrounds. The book traces the...

Colonial architect John James Clark was fourteen when he began practising as an architect. By the age of nineteen he had designed the Melbourne Treasury, Australia's finest Renaissance Revival building,...

Stories and phrases can powerfully shape the ways in which we experience and manage our environment. What languages have been used to characterize Australian landscapes and how have they influenced...

An authentic and entertaining first-hand account of life in the Australian bush from the 1920s to the 1950s. Under the Mulga follows Jim Gasteen's childhood adventures, marriage and his life-long...

When Europeans first reached Australian shores, an expedient and long-held belief developed that Australian Aboriginal people did not have houses or towns. Instead it was believed that they occupied temporary...

From Australia's greatest art historian and pioneer of post-colonialism Bernard Smith comes a new edition of this classic study of an imagined southern world. Bernard Smith (1916-2011) was arguably Australia's...

As global focus turns towards the growing influence and power of the Far East, the architects of Australia are perfectly placed to respond with their own forward-looking visions. This book...

The late Emily Kngwarreye (1910-1996) was a senior member of the Utopia Community north-east of Alice Springs and is widely regarded as one of the most notable Aboriginal artists of...

Children and young people, many from conflict-affected countries, who arrive in Australia on orphan relative visas are highly vulnerable. In this report professionals with experience of working in this field...

How did the kangaroo transform from a bizarre curiosity to an internationally recognised symbol of Australia? How did Vegemite, a waste product of beer, come to be the most popular...

This is the 50,000-year story of the Australian Aboriginal rock art of Arnhem Land. Aboriginal rock art, as practised in Arnhem Land, is the world's longest continuing art tradition. It...

A selection of the best essays on Australian and New Zealand architectural history. From an initial meeting of a small group of architects in 1984, the Society of Architectural Historians,...

The book titled Railtrails of Victoria: Twenty-Five Walking, Cycling and Horse Riding by the author Fiona Colquhoun. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

This collection of essays is the first systematic attempt to explain the social, administrative, technical and cultural history of 'European' housing in Australia. Written by a collaborative team of scholars...

This book offers a new perspective on the pioneer settlement experience of colonial Victoria by examining the ways in which prized lands and natural resources were protected from the designs...

'Please. I'm in hell!' The truth of that was in his face. The rims of his eyes were red-raw, his hair was matted, he hadn't shaved since knocking at her...