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ANU Press Archive, 1965–1991
A collaborative project undertaken by ANU Press and the ANU Digitisation Team has enabled over 500 scholarly works, originally published by The Australian National University Press between 1965–1991, to be made available to a global audience under its open-access policy.
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Current constitutional problems in Australia »
Publication date: 1982
This book examines current issues of constitutional law in Australia from the perspective of a group of Commonwealth and State Solicitors-General and academic lawyers. The topics covered include : the nature of appropriation (including the Commonwealth spending power); excise duty; section 92; Commonwealth prerogative powers; industrial powers; and the Imperial connection.
26th Congress of the CPSU in current political perspective »
Publication date: 1982
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3081 1885_115182.jpg ANU Press 26th Congress of the CPSU in current political perspective Wednesday, 18 August, 1982 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Miller, Robert F.
The tragical history of Doctor Faustus »
Publication date: 1982
This book is the result of a life-long ambition of the author's to present a version of Marlowe's famous play Dr Faustus which has come down to us in a badly mutilated form. Marlowe died shortly after it was written and successive producers replaced much of his text with scenes of knock-about farce. Enough indications of the original form of the play remain, in the opinion of A. D. Hope, to enable a tentative restoration. He does not claim, of course, to have restored Marlowe{u2019}s original text, but to have produced a possible picture of what the missing scenes may have been like, using his own instincts and habits as a poet but aiming at something like Marlowe's own manner and the usage of Elizabethan English and stage-craft.
Cinderellas of the empire: towards a history of Kiribati and Tuvalu »
Publication date: 1982
Barrie Macdonald graduated from Victoria University of Wellington in 1967 and completed his PhD in 1971 at the Australian National University. Cinderellas of the the Empire was written at Massey University, New Zealand, where the author is Senior Lecturer in History, and at the Australian National University where he was a Research Fellow in the Department of Pacific and South East Asian History. As can be seen from his book, Barrie Macdonald was granted special access to government archives and made discriminating use of these archives, in addition to his use of missionary sources and other private papers. A decade of fieldwork and interviews with leading political figures give flesh to his impeccable use of the written sources. Barrie Macdonald is currently working on a general book on colonialism, decolonisation and development in Oceania.
Invasion and resistance: Aboriginal-European relations on the North Queensland frontier 1861-1897 »
Publication date: 1982
North Queensland has long been a frontier province of Aboriginal Australia. Well before Europeans penetrated to the south-west Pacific, the Torres Strait Islanders had regular and extensive contact with Aboriginal groups in Cape York Peninsula and the Dutch had visited the coast at intervals since 1606. Not till the coming of the white settler in the mid nineteenth century, however, did {u2018}invasion{u2019} begin. When it did, the Aborigines were dispossessed of their land and, since in British eyes they had no title to it, resistance was considered a criminal activity. This book studies Aboriginal-European relations on four different frontiers of contact. Though the pastoral industry led to the colonisation of most of North Queensland other parts were also the scene of confrontation: the gold mines, the timber-getting areas of the rainforest which later were settled by farmers and the pearlshell and beche-de-mer areas on the far north coast. In all areas, despite sometimes armed resistance by the Aborigines, the Europeans imposed their authority. This book has something challenging to say to all white Australians interested in the basic values on which their society is based and is an essential reference for Aborigines wanting to know how and why they were dispossessed.
Investigations into the authenticity of the Chang San-feng ch'uan-chi, the complete works of Chang San-feng »
Publication date: 1982
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/2997 1885_114906.jpg ANU Press Investigations into the authenticity of the Chang San-feng ch'uan-chi, the complete works of Chang San-feng Wednesday, 18 August, 1982 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Huang, Zhaohan
Annals of Tai: early T'o-pa history according to the first chapter of the Wei-shu »
Publication date: 1982
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3499 1885_115004.jpg ANU Press Annals of Tai: early T'o-pa history according to the first chapter of the Wei-shu Wednesday, 18 August, 1982 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Holmgren, Jennifer
The time of darkness: local legends and volcanic reality in Papua New Guinea »
Publication date: 1982
In the highlands of Papua New Guinea there exist widespread legends concerning a 'Time of Darkness' in which there was no light and ash fell from the skies. The author investigates these legends and, in conjunction with measurement and analysis of the ash, which covers a large area of the highlands, determines that 300 years ago there was a cataclysmic volcanic eruption on Long Island and that the legends are essentially accurate accounts of this gigantic upheaval that is unrecorded in any written records. There are several unique elements in this book. First, a relatively recent volcanic eruption of very large magnitude is identified. Second this event is shown to have initiated a widespread legend varying from place to place only in detail, and spreading across a number of cultural groups. Third the accuracy of the legends is demonstrated by comparison with known volcanic eruptions. The study shows that legends from an area of almost 100,000 km2 and including more than thirty language groups have survived as essentially accurate accounts for about 300 years. This book will have particular appeal to volcanologists and oral historians and a general appeal to readers with an interest in natural hazards.
Stability and change in Australian politics »
Publication date: 1982
The first edition of Stability and Change in Australian Politics was a landmark in the serious study of Australian politics. In this second edition Professor Aitkin assembles the results of a new survey carried out in 1979 which sought to discover what had been the effects of the Whitlam years and their aftermath on the political behaviour of Australians. The second, expanded, edition, in which seven new chapters deal with a survey taken in 1979, will remain a basic hand book of Australian politics for years to come.
Social welfare finance: selected papers »
Publication date: 1982
This volume is a collaboration between public servants and academics to analyze problems in the welfare sector, which now occupies half of all Australian governmental expenditure. Four of its chapters deal with social security, two with health, two with housing, and two are special essays in social administration. Together they lift discussion of the Australian welfare state above its previous often polemical and uninformed level towards a more dispassionate and informative plane, technical but lucid. The social security chapters cover redistributive problems; social security inside the family; the surprisingly complex relationship between social security and income taxation; and an updating of the Henderson guaranteed minimum income proposals. The health chapters place Australian expenditure in a federal and an international framework. The housing chapters deal with aspects of the public housing program. The final chapters deal with long service leave and with evaluation in the health sphere.
The Ecology of a city and its people: the case of Hong Kong »
Publication date: 1981
The Hong Kong Human Ecology Programme was a first attempt to describe the ecology of a city and its human population in a holistic and integrative way. This book is the outcome. It is concerned with the 'system as a whole' - changing patterns of flow and use of energy, of nutrients and of water, and changes in housing and transport. It is also concerned with individual people - their actual conditions of life and their mental and physical health. It describes the mechanisms by which people adapt to potentially stressful conditions - such as the extraordinarily high population densities - as well as the limits to human adaptability. The book discusses important principles of human ecology relating to the interrelationship between society, environment and human well-being. The authors discussthe human ecological predicament as a whole, and they consider that the greatest hope for a long-term ecologically stable future for humankind lies in the concept of the multifocal society. Basically, this can be described as a system in which small societal units, within cities and in rural areas, are, as far as possible, self-sufficient in both material requirements for health and survival, such as food, water, shelter, clothing, and amenities, and in intangible or psycho-social aspects of human experience such as psychological support networks, recreational opportunities, satisfactory work opportunities, variety in daily experience, and responsibility for local affairs. The project was carried out by a small integrating group from the Australian National University in co-operation with a number of specialist groups from Hong Kong and Australia and with support from The Nuffield Foundation, UNESCO and UNEP. This resulting book outlines constructive ideas on the way in which society should develop if humankind is to derive the greatest benefits from advanced technology without serious damage to the ecosystem as a whole.
Japan and Australia: two societies and their interaction »
Publication date: 1981
The chief aspect of relations between Japan and Australia since the second world war has been economic. Much attention has been directed to the study of this aspect, yet that study has seldom been informed by investigation of the cultural, social, political and institutional bases that provide the framework of the relationship between the two nations and the constraints on its future development. This book aims to redress the balance a little, by building up a fuller picture than has previously been available to people in either country of the two societies and their interaction. It is a product of co-operation among a group of leading Australian and Japanese scholars in several fields, and its structure emphasises two main themes: relations between Australia and Japan which are of much importance in themselves, and the historical backgrounds and social, institutional and political factors which influence contacts between the two countries.
State taxation in theory and practice »
Publication date: 1981
This book commences with a brief examination of tax apportionment arrangments in West Germany, Swit zerland and the USA, followed by a review of theoretical and conceptual issues relating to the assignment of taxing powers in a federation. The second part of the book consists of seven papers by State and Northern Territory Under Treasurers describing recent developments in taxation in the six States and the Territory, followed by a commentary which relates Australian developments to recent Canadian experience.
Local public finance in Japan »
Publication date: 1981
Though Japan has come to play a considerable part in the world economy, little is known in Western countries of its arrangements in the field of local public finance. This monograph is intended to fill this gap. It investigates the whole area of local public finance in Japan, at both the prefectural and municipal levels, including expenditure responsibilities, taxation powers and the different kinds of intergovernmental grants arrangements. As Japan is a unitary country, the central government has strong controlling powers over both levels of local government.
An economic evaluation of national parks »
Publication date: 1981
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3201 1885_114945.jpg ANU Press An economic evaluation of national parks Tuesday, 18 August, 1981 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Ulph, Alistair
Vegetation classification in Australia: proceedings of a workshop sponsored by CSIRO Division of Land Use Research, Canberra, October 1978 »
Publication date: 1981
Vegetation classification systems developed thus far in the Australian region are neither universally accepted nor applicable to all types of vegetation or all types of land use problems. Those suitable for classifying rainforest are not necessarily applicable to other vegetation types. In this book scientists from a variety of related disciplines discuss various developmental aspects of vegetation classification that are relevant to Australia, though the ideas and techniques are of importance internationally. This volume brings together recent research on many aspects of vegetation classification. It is innovative, provocative and will certainly arouse controversy.
Indolent kitchen gardening: a vegetable growing and cooking guide for the part-time Canberra gardener using minimum effort and organic gardening techniques »
Publication date: 1981
Indolent kitchen gardening? Doesn{u2019}t sound right? In this book Libby Smith shows you how your garden can produce vegetables all through the year without blood, sweat and tears (though you must toil a little). The answer lies in the mulch. Mulching is the basis; earthworms, compost, compatible plants and other organic management techniques are aids to success. Oriented to a cool climate with some frosts, such as Canberra{u2019}s, Indolent Kitchen Gardening shows that you can have a reliable and regular crop and convert your harvest into simple and delicious food. If the back garden is your despair rather than your joy, this is the book for you.
Latvians in Australia: alienation and assimilation »
Publication date: 1981
The series of studies presented in this book constitute the most detailed psychological investigation so far of Latvians anywhere in the world. It discusses the history of Latvian immigration and settlement in Australia, mental health, personality characteristics and immigrant adjustment and other aspects of the Latvian community in Australia. It will be invaluable in assisting better understanding of the problems faced by immigrants in Australia.
Slavers in paradise: the Peruvian labour trade in Polynesia, 1862-1864 »
Publication date: 1981
This is the story of the barques and brigs that sailed out of Callao in Peru, calling at every Pacific island group except Hawaii, kidnapping thousands of men, women and children by violence and treachery and transporting them to slavery and death. It is an absorbing narrative of the conflict between human greed and bewildered innocence, set in the romantic isles of the South Seas. It tells of how the unsuspecting islanders were captured, leaving in many cases only the aged and the children to reconstruct their stricken communities; of what befell them as slaves in Peru; of how, through the efforts of a resolute Frenchman and a courageous Lima newspaper, the horrifying truth was revealed and the trade stopped; and finally of how all but a handful of the pitiful remnant died from smallpox and dysentery during mismanaged attempts at repatriation which led also to the deaths of thousands more on the islands where the repatriation ships called. The book is a rare work of scholarship: not only is it the definitive account of the hitherto untold story of the most traumatic even in Polynesian history, linking for a brief period the fortunes and misfortunes of two utterly dissimilar societies. Above all, sensitively and comassionately, it gives the island peoples of the Pacific part of their own history, their own heritage.
The Polynesian Journal of Captain Henry Byam Martin, R.N.: in comand of H.M.S. Grampus- 50 guns at Hawaii and on station in Tahiti and the Society Islands, August 1846 to August 1847 »
Publication date: 1981
Admiral Henry Byam Martin's first command in the British Navy was Captain of the 50-gun frigate, H.M.S. Grampus, in the year 1846. He was ordered to a sail from Plymouth 'round the Horn to Hawaii for further orders. Those orders sent him to Tahiti for a full year, the fatal year in which the French subjugated the Tahitians by bloody force, made the island a "Protectorate" of France but allowed the glamorous Queen Pomare to be the titular ruler until they took it over completely, as a colony, in 1880. This Polynesian portion of Captain Martin's daily Journal has lain unnoticed in the depths of the British Museum until this publication. But it still sparkles with wit and with acute observations of the personalities and events of that critical year in the struggle between the French and English for the conquest of the Pacific and the hopeless struggles of the poor islanders to defend their homelands and their freedom. As such it is a fascinating on-the-scene report from the English view. Hitherto all reports have been from the French or from the missionaries who were either bringing the blessings of French civilization or religious salvation. The Journal will also be of keen in terest to ethnologists interested in the Pacific island culture; especially notable are the many fine water color paintings and monochrome wash drawings that the talented Captain Martin produced and which were also discovered only a short while ago when the contents of his old family house in England were dispersed. Altogether it is a delightful and instructive lost treasure of the Great Ocean.
Mekeo: inequality and ambivalence in a village society »
Publication date: 1981
Mekeo is a study of the organisation of a Melanesian village society. Dr Hau'ofa lived for some time among the Mekeo, a people from the Port Moresby area, studying their society and learning their language, and this book reports the results of his work. It contains valuable insights on their attitudes to such matters as sorcery, marriage and notions of good and evil. The book{u2019}s central theme, however, is the ascribed inequality in Mekeo society. Although Melanesian societies are often thought of as egalitarian Dr Hau'ofa shows that the Mekeo place great emphasis on the principle of inequality in their most important political and social relationships. His case is illustrated by fascinatingly detailed examples of dealings between groups such as elder and younger brothers, junior and senior chiefs and the givers and, takers of wives.
Canberra region car tours »
Publication date: 1981
This Companion describes ten car tours within an easy drive from Canberra, taking in places of historical interest and scenic beauty. Clear directions are given for each tour, together with descriptions and anecdotes about the places to visit en route, and a useful map adds to the ease of finding the way. This book is for residents of Canberra who would like to see some of the region{u2019}s attractions and for the tourist who is tired of gazing at the modern buildings of the twentieth century and would like some time in the country.
Mangrove ecosystems in Australia: structure, function and management: proceedings of the Australian National Mangrove Workshop, Australian Institute of Marine Science, Cape Ferguson, 18-20 April 1979 »
Publication date: 1981
Mangroves have intrigued naturalists for more than a century and, until relatively recently, were regarded largely as a scientific curiosity. These trees and shrubs which live in the intertidal zone along tropical and subtropical coastlines have been used widely for timber and firewood, but in the last decade or so there has been a growing recognition that mangroves may be important biologically as a nursery and source of food for many marine organisms. This book reviews recent research, much not yet published, on the distribution, biology and stability of mangrove ecosystems in Australia. The contributors, who are all active researchers in the field, clearly identify major gaps in our present knowledge of mangrove ecosystems and offer suggestions for further work. This work will be of particular value to scientists who have interests in mangroves and other coastal wetland systems, and for those concerned with coastal fisheries management. It should also be valuable for agencies involved in the development of coastal zone management policy. Although dealing primarily with Australian mangroves, it should have wide appeal in other countries where mangroves are found, since all mangrove ecosystems have many features in common.
ASEAN in a changing Pacific and world economy »
Publication date: 1980
This book includes papers and summaries of discussion at the Tenth Pacific Trade and Development Conference, held at the Australian National University in Canberra in 1979. The theme of the Conference, ASEAN in a Changing Pacific and World Economy, had been chosen in recognition of the emergence of ASEAN as a major influence on regional and world economic relations. The contributors to the volume are leading scholars of international economics in each of the five ASEAN countries, Australia, Japan, the United States, Canada and the People's Republic of China. The book ranges over relevant issues in the theory of international trade, economic integration and economic development; foreign trade, and industrialisation in the development of each of the five ASEAN economies; the progress of economic cooperation within the framework of ASEAN; and the comparative experience with regional economic cooperation in other regions of the developing world. There are chapters on various major issues in ASEAN's emerging foreign economic relations: the 'common approach' to foreign economic relations; ASEAN experience with Japanese and American foreign investment; the immense and multi faceted relationship between the ASEAN countries and Japan; the significance of recent changes in the People's Republic of China{u2019}s foreign economic policy for economic development in ASEAN; the prospects of export-oriented industrialisation in the ASEAN economies at a time when protectionist policies are in vogue in the advanced industrial countries; and the likely future place of ASEAN in world trade through periods of rapid change in Western Pacific countries' resources endowments and comparative advantage.
Agenda for the eighties: contexts of Australian choices in foreign and defence policy »
Publication date: 1980
Suddenly in the eighties the choices to be made in foreign and defence policies seem harder. This book is an examination of the areas in which Australian governments, of whatever party, will have to make decisions. It does not aim to tell governments what to do, but provides a guide to the problems which may help politicians to choose and the general reader to judge their choices. Some of the problems analysed are those of the central balance of power - and Australia's relations with the United States and the Soviet Union - nuclear policy, Antarctica, China and Japan, the Persian Gulf and the Indian Ocean littoral. An appendix provides a selection of relevant documents.