Voting for the Australian House of Representatives, 1901-1964 »

Publication date: 1974

This book makes available, for the Commonwealth of Australia, detailed election results from which Commonwealth sections of the Handbook of Australian Government and Politics (ANU Press, Canberra, 1968) were compiled. For 1919 and subsequent years it gives the official result for each candidate, together with his party affiliation and the percentage of the total vote he received. After 1922 it also gives the distribution of preferential votes. The official results are scattered through volumes of Commonwealth Parliamentary Papers and Commonwealth Parliamentary Handbooks; the former do not show party affiliation; the latter show it only for recent years for all candidates orfor successful candidates for all elections. Thus this work brings together a vast amount of widely scattered and detailed information, which will make it a basic research tool for students offederal history and politics of the period.

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Micronesia at the crossroads: a reappraisal of the Micronesian political dilemma »

Publication date: 1974

Covering an area of the Pacific Ocean larger than the continental United States, the more than 2,000 islands and atolls of Micronesia - a United Nations strategic trust territory under U.S. trusteeship - are emerging as a political entity. Their history since the Spanish discovery in the seventeenth century is a parade of colonial rule - Spanish, German, Japanese, and now American. Today, the many islands and their diverse peoples are confronting the awesome task of determining their political future. Hampered by differences in culture and language, and by attitudes fostered under years of paternalism, the islanders must begin to develop an identity as Micronesians. As most commentary on Micronesia has been written by outsiders, this book is most welcome - an evaluation and viewpoint of a Micronesian who has been a student of Micronesian history and a close observer of the territory{u2019}s political development. In Carl Heine{u2019}s view, Micronesia is standing at the crossroads between political decolonization and autonomy or further dependence on a "neglectful" trustee, the United States. The question becomes, which road to nationalism should be taken? Here the author attempts to provide a basis for further discussion of Micronesia{u2019}s future, and offers alternative solutions: complete independence from the United States; a return to traditional ways of life; the formation of a Free Associated State of Micronesia aligned with the United States. As he comments, there are those in Micronesia who prefer Coca-Cola to coconuts, and others who prefer coconuts to Coca-Cola. Whatever the final resolution, both of these preferences must be respected and accommodated. The problems facing Micronesia are immense and pressing. Here in straightforward language is the view of the dilemma by one man - a man completely immersed in the struggle to realize the rights of 100,000 people to a better life.

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The Pacific in transition: geographical perspectives on adaptation and change »

Publication date: 1973

These new essays concern the profound transformation taking place in the island communities and countries of the South Pacific, and examine the processes of adaptation to change. All the contributors write from extensive first-hand experience and research, and the volume as a whole must add significantly to understanding of the Pacific and of the problems of change throughout the Third World. In addition the essays make an important contribution to the methodology and philosophy of geography. The authors are concerned to analyse the relative value of microgeographic method and of quantification and generalization in reaching a satisfactory understanding and explanation of the social and spatial processes and patterns which were observed. They also examine the crucial problems surrounding the role of the geographer in studying a developing region. The editor writes, 'Our "view from within" does offer a different sort of geography, one imbued with conscience and social relevance which emerge necessarily from our method. This much at least we recommend to our colleagues in developed as well as developing countries.'

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A Geomorphic map of the Riverine Plain of south-eastern Australia »

Publication date: 1973

The Riverine Plain of south-eastern Australia, which extends through parts of southern New South Wales and northern Victoria, is an area of outstanding economic importance. On it has developed a large part of Australia's irrigated agriculture, and the future will see further development of its soils and water resources. The aim of this study is to bring together into a coherent whole the fragmented studies that have been carried out over the years and to amplify them by encouraging further investigation. The map shows all the information presently available, including the fluvia-tile features of the plain, classified according to their form and as interpreted from aerial photographs, and some field traverses in areas where the features are indistinct. Aeolian features are also classified and mapped. This map, with its accompanying detailed descriptive text, gives the first unified picture of the plain. It will be invaluable in the further development of the region, which can only be successfully carried out, and mistakes of the past avoided, if the formation and composition of the plain are fully understood by those responsible for planning.

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Immigrants and politics »

Publication date: 1973

The great post-war immigration boom has affected Australian society in many ways. Little is known, however, about how New Australians have affected, and been affected by the Australian political system. This study, carried out in Brisbane, is concerned with the two largest groups of post-war immigrants, the British and Italian. Drawing on carefully designed social surveys, the author describes the processes by which the immigrants adapt to the Australian political scene He examines the degree of their political participation, compares their political behaviour in Australia with that in their countries of oiigin, and looks at the way feelings of satisfaction and identification with the new homeland are related to political interest and activity. Australians have a reputation for political apathy. The newcomers appear to reflect this apathy; yet in the United States ethnic politics is well advanced, with solid blocks of Jewish, Irish, Italian, and Negro voters. Why should Australia be different? This question is among the many tackled by the author. Answers do not always come readily, but the results of the survey add significantly to our knowledge of Australia's immigrant population. The book is essential reading for political scientists, sociologists, and psychologists, and will interest all people who want to know more about the impact of new settlers upon the Australian way of life.

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The South Sea Islanders and the Queensland labour trade »

Publication date: 1973

'South Sea Islanders and the Queensland Labour Trade' was first published in 1893. It is an exciting first hand account of a trade never free from violence and controversy and at the same time a valuable document on inter-racial contact and race relations. Wawn recruited or repatriated island labourers in every area - the New Hebrides, the Solomons, New Britain, New Ireland, the New Guinea off-shore islands and the Gilberts. He encountered every hazard of the trade from shipwreck to murder and wrote a vivid account of his voyages. But his book is not just an adventure story. It is an important source of information on the Queensland labour trade by a man with keen powers of observation and a ready pen. We need, then, to know something about Wawn himself, the man and his background. This Peter Corris tells us in his well researched introduction. In the course of his inquiry Dr Corris spent some months in Queensland, the Solomons and Fiji, talking with former recruits and their descendants - including those of an important island chief who was well-known to Wawn - and in England investigating Wawn{u2019}s background. The results of his work enhance the value of the book and the reader gains insight into a very human man with human failings, at times irascible and intolerant, who tries to cast the best light on events that are not always so favourably recorded in the logs of his voyages. Whether this book is read as a basic work on the Pacific island labour trade or as an exciting story, it will hold the reader enthralled to the end.

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The settlement of Polynesia: a computer simulation »

Publication date: 1973

Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3317 1885_114825.jpg ANU Press The settlement of Polynesia: a computer simulation Saturday, 18 August, 1973 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Levison, Michael

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Okuma Shigenobu: stateman of Meiji Japan »

Publication date: 1973

{u014C}kuma Shigenobu was one of the most outstanding statesmen in Japan in modern times. He was one of a small group of oligarchs who, through a series of remarkably successful reforms, helped guide Japan into the modern era, and was exceptional in that he consistently urged the adoption of British-style parliamentary government when his colleagues favoured a German model. {u014C}kuma founded Japan's second major political party and can be regarded as the country's first democrat, for he considered the role of public opinion vital to healthy government. Indeed, he founded a major private university to foster an educated electorate. Twice Prime Minister, {u014C}kuma's career spanned both the Meiji and Taish{u014D} periods. The part he played in political and economic reforms and the modernisation of Japan are the focus of this book, which was written in the expectation that it would help Western understanding of a most important period in the history of Japan.

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The Sino-Indian border in Ladakh »

Publication date: 1973

This book contains detailed studies of two aspects of the history of the Sino-Indian border. The first shows how some historical maps, though not necessarily reliable, throw light on problems arising from defects in the original British survey of Kashmir and its dependency Ladakh. The second deals with the evolution of the extreme western end of the border between British India and Manchu China, a stretch which was of vital concern to Pakistan and the People's Republic of China in the boundary discussions that culminated in the Sino-Pakistani Boundary Agreement of 1963. Twenty-one beautifully executed maps illustrate this work on remote and little-known regions that are as yet a continuing element in contemporary Asian tensions.

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