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Conflict and intervention in the Third World »
Publication date: 1980
'Great powers' and 'the Third World' are both groupings which excite controversy; while one can find much in common between the states which constitute each of them, there still remain differences between such countries as the United States and China on the one hand, and India and Papua New Guinea on the other, and thus there may be endless argument about what the groupings mean in practice. Nonetheless, both groupings are worth retaining. Two contrasting attitudes may emerge from the case studies presented here. A confirmation of the Third World as harried and distressed, largely through the actions of great and near-great powers, or alternatively the appearance of relative autonomy of the Third World states. Never before have there been so many sovereign states, and never before so many weak ones. This volume brings together seven case studies of regional conflicts in the Third World and great, particularly super, power involvement in those conflicts. While a number of factors relating to the origins and course of such conflicts and great power motivations are bound to be unique to each conflict, the book illustrates that there are certain common denominators both in terms of regional conflicts per se and great power involvements in them which need to be highlighted and presented in a systematic fashion, if any worthwhile conclusions are to be drawn regarding the interaction between regional and great power dynamics in the Third World. The book contains considerable material for further argument - material in both the intertwined areas of fact and opinion, as well as being about the most important and complicated aspects of contemporary international relations.
An ecological basis for water resource management »
Publication date: 1980
This book, about biological matters determining the quality and usefulness of Australian fresh waters, was written for several reasons. It was written because Australian fresh waters have many distinctive biological and other features, and therefore overseas work and management of water resources is often not relevant and must be used with caution in Australia. A main aim of the book, therefore, has been to aid Australian water management authorities by presenting useful ecological and other biological knowledge on Australian fresh waters. Another reason was to bring together in one volume such knowledge since hitherto this has been scattered, often somewhat inaccessible and sometimes out of date. Since freshwater resources are not abundant in Australia, it is important that they should be well managed. This book aims to help all those concerned with water management to achieve the best management possible. It will be of interest also to other authorities and all concerned with preserving Australia's water resources.
The May 30 Movement: events and themes »
Publication date: 1980
The May 30 Movement of 1925 marked the beginning of a new period in the development of modern China, and demonstrated to both the Chinese and the foreigners the unprecedented level to which nationalist feelings and ideas has risen in China. In the course of the Movement the strengths and weaknesses of both foreign and Chinese forces were revealed. Although the Movement itself seemed to end in something of an anticlimax after the violence and bloodshed that had occurred, in the long run it proved to have been an event of major significance. Despite the importance of the Movement, there is still no standard work in any language about it, indeed there is no book-length general study of any kind. While the standard work will have to wait until free access is permitted to sources in China, so far unavailable, this book tries to fill the gap, at least in the English language, by giving an accurate account of the events of the Movement and an examination of its principal themes.
The rise of the medical practitioner in Victoria »
Publication date: 1980
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3605 1885_115110.jpg ANU Press The rise of the medical practitioner in Victoria Monday, 18 August, 1980 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Pensabene, T. S.
The shaping of Chinese foreign policy »
Publication date: 1980
In an era of socialist transition such as China is undergoing, the policies of the Chinese Communist Party in its relations with the capitalist world market are of necessity both complex and crucial. On the one hand the Party has sought to oppose capitalism as forcefully as possible, and on the other it has attempted to contain its hostility within such parameters as are necessary to prevent outright imperialist attack. This book deals with the period in the first half of the 1970s in which China's relations with the West were dramatically reversed - from the hostility of the 1950s and 1960s to the cautious alliance of the 1970s. Within the context of the history of Chinese foreign policy, the book analyses both the changes in international political economy and the debates within the Chinese leadership which sought an appropriate reference to them. It is argued that the dominant western analyses of China's 'turn to the west' are incorrect in their assessment that a heightened strategic fear of the Soviet Union was primarily responsible for the new policy which involved the abandonment of formerly held principles. On the contrary, it is argued, the reformation of China's foreign policy was above all a response to the flagging fortunes of international capitalism as the long post-war boom came to an end, and the application of traditionally held views to this new situation. The specific policies adopted in relation to the USA, the Soviet Union, Eastern and Western Europe, Japan and the Third World, are shown to be the logical outcome of the new analysis of the world situation made by the Chinese.
Economic activities of women in rural Java: are the data adequate? »
Publication date: 1980
The main focus of this paper is on the relative merits of macro and micro data in providing realistic and reliable information on the economic activities of women in rural Java. The two types of data would seem to have a symbiotic relationship: large-scale surveys tend to provide a simplified view of complex realities, and village studies can demonstrate where over-simplification occurs, thus acting as an impulse to the generation of increasingly more useful census and survey data. On the other hand, census data can provide the framework for assessing the degree of representativeness of village studies. The two, in interaction, should be able to generate increasingly more useful large-scale data, with village studies continuing to 'flesh out' the framework provided by census and survey data. Such a framework is provided in the latter part of the paper where 1971 census data are used to investigate the extent of information available on the economic activities of women in rural Java. Limitations of these data are considered, and some suggestions regarding areas where improved data are necessary are made.
Among cannibals: an account of four years' travels in Australia and of camp life with the Aborigines of Queensland »
Publication date: 1980
The ecology movement has led to a revival of interest in pre-industrial societies, especially those based on a hunting and gathering mode of subsistence. The rapid disappearance of such societies in recent decades, has made accounts of their traditional way of life particularly valuable. A major example is the work of the anthropologist and naturalist Carl Lumholtz, who spent four years living among the aborigines of Queensland, at a time when aboriginal culture had only been minimally affected by European contact. Lumholtz{u2019}s book is in the form of a biographical narrative, and not only gives a full description of his personal experience, but also presents details of aborigine life and culture. The book contains over one hundred black- and-white illustrations covering all aspects of aborigine culture and Australian wildlife.
Chinese colonisation of Northern Vietnam: administrative geography and political development in the Tonking Delta, first to sixth centuries A.D »
Publication date: 1980
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/2923 1885_114780.jpg ANU Press Chinese colonisation of Northern Vietnam: administrative geography and political development in the Tonking Delta, first to sixth centuries A.D Monday, 18 August, 1980 Not available Archive Scholarly Information
Causality in economics »
Publication date: 1980
Is economics a science? This distinguished and provocative book calls into question the increasing tendency of economists to attach themselves to the coat-tails of the scientists. Thus it is not concerned with the scientific method in economics, but with the relation of scientific method to economic method, of scientific explanation to economic explanation; for to discover the cause of a phenomenon or of an event is to explain it. Although it is now fifty years since the author began to write on economics, he has succeeded in looking at economics from the outside and provided a book that examines causality in economics as one case of causality in general. This unconventional approach throws new light on some basic concepts of economic theory. The place of statistical techniques in the sciences and in economics is examined and a corresponding distinction drawn.
Pharmacy manpower in Victoria, 1990 »
Publication date: 1980
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3041 1885_115107.jpg ANU Press Pharmacy manpower in Victoria, 1990 Monday, 18 August, 1980 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Harvey, Donald Roy