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Some early Australian bookmen »
Publication date: 1978
The Australian book trade, as it is known among its practitioners, has a history almost as long as that of New South Wales. The first Australian book, New South Wales General and Standing Orders, is dated 1802; the first book of poetry, Barron Field{u2019}s anonymously issued First Fruits of Australian Poetry, appeared in 1819. This book does not tell the whole story of the trade; rather, it selects some of the outstanding figures among booksellers, book publishers, authors and bibliophiles to show how the trade developed during its formative years and the debts we owe to these significant and interesting pioneers. The book is extensively illustrated, with reproductions of rare books, portraits of outstanding bookmen, pictures of old Sydney and old Melbourne, and a rare poem by Henry Lawson. Beautifully designed and printed, in an edition limited to 1,000 copies, this book graces its subject and will grace the shelves of the discriminating book buyer.
Raw materials and Pacific economic integration »
Publication date: 1978
The major focus of this volume is trade in raw materials, which is the basis for trade between Australia and Japan and, indeed, for the economic relations within the Western Pacific region. While dominance of world markets for raw materials is generally understood in Western Europe and North America, it is not yet appreciated in either country just how fundamental are her relations with her nearest neighbours in supplying the country's resource requirements. A quantitative analysis of the nature of economic relations between Japan, Australia and the developing countries in the Western Pacific and South-East Asia is presented together with a detailed consideration of an 'interdependant' economic relationship. The way in which trade and investment activity has produced a 'mutual dependence', the role played by long-term contracts in maintaining the relationship and the implications for domestic economic management are of special interest to all countries where trade is concentrated in particular markets or which have special relationships with considerably larger or smaller partners.
Kulinma: listening to Aboriginal Australians »
Publication date: 1978
Kulinma means 'keep listening' and that is what this book urges Australians to do if their attitudes towards, and policies for, Aboriginal Australians are to command respect. Dr Coombs's understanding of Aborigines' problems and aspirations has developed over the years when he was Chairman of the Council for Aboriginal Affairs, because he and his colleagues listened patiently and with open minds to what Aborigines have said not only to them and other whites, but to one another. The book is intended as a record of that developing understanding and as an expression of gratitude for the many lessons the author and other members of the council learned in the course of their work among Aborigines. All who are interested in the attempts that have been made in recent years to end the cruelty and indifference that have characterised the attitudes of most white Australians towards Aborigines and to find a basis for mutual respect in the future will find both disappointment and consolation in these pages. Those who know little of the original Australians will learn much.
The voyage of the "Scotia" being the record of a voyage of exploration in Antarctic Seas »
Publication date: 1978
"The Voyage of the Scotia" is a very readable account of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition of 1902-4 by its botanist, meteorologist and geologist. The expedition's leader was the marine biologist, W. S. Bruce. After early travels in both the Arctic and the Antarctic, Bruce fitted out his own expedition, having raised some {u00A3}36,000 with the support of the Scientific Societies in Edinburgh and help from the Coats family. This was a much smaller sum than that raised for Scott{u2019}s Polar Expedition, and Bruce never had enough money to give full scope to his ideas. However, a great deal was achieved in the Scotia. The expedition sounded, dredged and trawled extensively in the Weddell Sea, making great contributions to the natural history of seals, penguins, and other birds and rich collections of the fishes, plankton, marine sediments and algae. They wintered in the South Orkney Islands, making unique contributions to the botany, geology and glaciology and setting up a meteorological station which was afterwards maintained by the government of Argentina. As a result of the expedition, Bruce founded a Scottish Oceanographical Laboratory in Edinburgh. In his new foreword to this book, Sir George Deacon relates briefly the careers of Bruce, Rudmose Brown, Mossman and Pirie sub sequent to the expedition. The Scotia herself had to be sold to raise money, and was lost in the Great War.
The Australian National University: people and places in a landscape. »
Publication date: 1978
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.
Sport under Communism: the U.S.S.R., Czechoslovakia, the G.D.R., China, Cuba »
Publication date: 1978
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. Sport is seen very clearly as a far more eloquent advocate for a political system than any amount of books and speeches. There is growing interest here in sport and physical education as practised in Communist countries (and indeed in the role of "physical culture" in our own societies). But how much do we actually know about what goes on behind the dazzling performances we see on our television screens? - about the organisation of sport, mass participation, the training of "stars", sports boarding schools, physical culture courses, facilities, and the nature and functions of "physical culture" in society? The answer, for most non-specialists, is "not much". The need for a comparative study is therefore clear, and this book has been designed to give a great deal of information and analysis in a form that the non-specialist reader will find enjoyable, as well as putting a handy vademecum into the hands of those with a more professional interest. A highly qualified and experienced team of writers together provide insight into the world of sport in five communist countries - the two biggest (the USSR and China), two (the GDR and Cuba) that have achieved results out of all proportion to their size, and one (Czechoslovakia) which can be taken as a representative of the smaller Communist-ruled states of Eastern and Central Europe. As an introduction there is a comparative analysis.
Papua New Guinea portraits: the expatriate experience »
Publication date: 1978
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. Inevitably, over time they faced problems of adaptation, none perhaps greater than the change from masta-boi relationship to that where Papua New Guineans rule their own nation, a situation that Hahl or Monckton, for example, would have greeted with total incredulity. Some, like Chalmers, lost their lives there; some, like Mason, fought there; some, like the Leahy family, still live out their lives there. Individually these pen portraits sketch men who were adventurous, physically tough, and mentally flexible; together they vividly portray the way of life of the white man in Prospero{u2019}s other island.
Programming language systems »
Publication date: 1978
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/2703 1885_114711.jpg ANU Press Programming language systems Friday, 18 August, 1978 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services
Federalism in Canada and Australia: the early years »
Publication date: 1978
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/2711 1885_114727.jpg ANU Press Federalism in Canada and Australia: the early years Friday, 18 August, 1978 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services
The study of politics: a collection of inaugural lectures »
Publication date: 1978
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/2727 1885_114762.jpg ANU Press The study of politics: a collection of inaugural lectures Friday, 18 August, 1978 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services