The Europeans who went to the land that is now called Papua New Guinea went with many different motives: to serve God or mammon, to satisfy their curiosity, to win fame and find adventure. Their lives illustrate that Papua New Guinea was a frontier where men who elsewhere might have led ordinary lives could accomplish the extraordinary. They faced an astonishing range of physical and mental challenges in this, to them, new, formidable and beautiful country. Some walked where no white man had ever trodden; some taught; some preached; some exploited.

Volume in Honour of Professor J.W. de Jong on his Sixtieth Birthday

Familiarity with theses and dissertations on his subject is essential to the research worker. These usually unpublished works are not, however, normally included in bibliographies and manuscript catalogues. As early as 1955 the growing number of theses on the Pacific islands had led to a demand for a catalogue, which was partially met by the publication of an Index of Social Science Theses on the South Pacific. The growing recognition of the importance of the Pacific area now calls for a more comprehensive inventory, covering all disciplines, which this catalogue attempts to supply.

The 1980 Olympics are being held in Moscow - the People's Republic of China is about to enter the Olympic Movement - Cuba is now among the more formidable participants in the Pan-American Games - the German Democratic Republic, with a population of 17 million, is fast becoming the world{u2019}s most "successful" country in sport {u2026} What does all this mean? In the West nobody doubts the importance of the Communist countries in international sport - or their success in the Olympic Games, which they now virtually dominate.

Proceedings of a conference convened by the Australian National University at the John Curtin School of Medical Research, Canberra, 26-30 August 1968.

The Canberra Grammar School celebrates its Golden Jubilee in 1979. It was decided, as part of the School's Jubilee celebrations, to produce this book of memoirs covering the period from 1929 to 1959 and including the recollections of Old Boys and people specially connected with the School. Mrs Jill Pulford, daughter of the late Dr W.J. Edwards, the first Headmaster, tells of the early days and the difficulties encountered in establishing the School. Others such as the Honourable Wal Fife and the Reverend T.H.

The Australian National University welcomes to its campus visitors from Canberra, from elsewhere in Australia and from all around the world. This book offers those visitors a guide to the buildings and the grounds of the University campus, and it outlines the wide range of the University's research and teaching interests. It is a valuable aid to those who wish to explore the campus for themselves and will be an enduring reminder of their visit, while its extensive illustrations present an inviting picture of the University campus for those who have not yet had the opportunity to visit it.

The political character of the Asian and Pacific region is now being rudely shaken by the consequences of the Vietnam War. It is timely, therefore, to survey the present situation and the likely course of events in the region. Three broad themes emerge from this book: the fundamental change of mood in the United States and the likely consequences of a reduced American presence in Asia; the extent to which Japan is expected to dominate the region in the seventies; and the probable course of the ANZUS relationship itself.

This book is the record of a most unusual experiment: observations of politics at the grassroots during the second Papua New Guinea general elections by a team of distinguished anthropologists and political scientists. The outcome is a study of political change that enables a better understanding of political processes in emerging nations.