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Migrant household economic behaviour »
Publication date: 1978
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3505 1885_115082.jpg ANU Press Migrant household economic behaviour Friday, 18 August, 1978 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Nightingale, John
Customs of respect: the traditional basis of Fijian communal politics »
Publication date: 1978
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3543 1885_114903.jpg ANU Press Customs of respect: the traditional basis of Fijian communal politics Friday, 18 August, 1978 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Nation, John
Undiscovered Canberra: a collection of different places to visit, things to do and walks to take in and near Canberra »
Publication date: 1978
This Canberra Companion will be as welcome to the local resident confronting a dull weekend as it will be to the visitor to the city. It goes beyond the usual range of tourist activities to describe places that are interestingly different to visit, unusual things to do, attractive walks to take. Clear directions and absorbing background information make a welcome blend of the practical and the entertaining, while the wide range of activities suggested offers plenty of choice to suit all tastes.
Australia in peace and war: external relations, 1788-1977 »
Publication date: 1978
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3595 1885_114800.jpg ANU Press Australia in peace and war: external relations, 1788-1977 Friday, 18 August, 1978 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Millar, T. B.
Orchids of Papua New Guinea: an introduction »
Publication date: 1978
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3013 1885_114724.jpg ANU Press Orchids of Papua New Guinea: an introduction Friday, 18 August, 1978 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Millar, Andre
Governmental and intergovernmental immunity in Australia and Canada »
Publication date: 1978
As the state comes to play a larger role in the community the question of the ex tent to which government is subject to the general law of the land assumes in creasing importance. This book examines the limits of two related forms of state immunity: crown or governmental immunity from statute and intergovernmental immunity. The first results from the rule of statutory construction that the crown, representing the executive government, is not bound by legislation except by ex press words or necessary implication. The second is of a constitutional order and provides a degree of freedom to each level of authority in a federal system from the laws of the other level of authority. The author considers, in separate chapters, the effect which statutes can have upon a government when it confronts the legal system in tort proceedings, in criminal actions, as a party to a contract, as a creditor, and as a potential taxpayer. Some of the particular questions that are canvassed are as follows: Can the crown recover damages against a subject beyond the limit of liability prescribed by statute? Is a servant of the crown, such as a member of the armed forces, liable to conviction for a traffic offence committed while in the course of his duty? Is the Commonwealth of Australia as a landlord limited in what it may charge its tenants by state rent control legislation? Can a provincial liquor board import supplies for resale free of Canadian customs duties? The author{u2019}s examination of judicial decisions on intergovernmental immun ity, one of the most difficult areas of constitutional law, exposes the confusion that exists as to the precise scope of the immunity. One of the principal purposes of this book is to impose some order on this jurisprudential chaos and to suggest directions of approach for the future. This incisive analysis of a crucial area of the law will be of interest to all who are concerned with governmental accountability as well as to jurists, judges, and lawyers.
Solomon Islands string figures: from field collections made by Sir Raymond Firth in 1928-1929 and Christa de Coppet in 1963-1965 »
Publication date: 1978
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3091 1885_114960.jpg ANU Press Solomon Islands string figures: from field collections made by Sir Raymond Firth in 1928-1929 and Christa de Coppet in 1963-1965 Friday, 18 August, 1978 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Maude, H
Episodes of old Canberra »
Publication date: 1978
The history of Canberra goes back long before today{u2019}s Y-shaped city of sprawling brick veneer suburbs began to take shape. Episodes of Old Canberra traces links with Nelson{u2019}s victory at Trafalgar, the Napoleonic wars and the England ofGeorgian times. It tells how pioneers explored the area and their contacts with the Aborigines, how squatters came and the convicts stole to live. This lively text is enhanced by many illustrations linking present day Canberra with the past.
Crisis of command: Australian generalship and the Japanese threat, 1941-1943 »
Publication date: 1978
How good or bod was the performance of Australian military commanders in World War II? Controversy over this has continued ever since the end of the war. Australia entered the war with seriously deficient defence planning. The armed services were inadequately trained and had little equipment. Australia's strategic assessments were deficient or inaccurate. It is against this background that the achievements and failures of the commanders are assessed in the Papua New Guinea campaigns - bloody battles fought against a determined enemy in a savagely difficult terrain. Great as these difficulties were that commanders in Papua New Guinea faced worse ones from Australia: General MacArthur, the supreme commander, ignorant of the conditions under which the troops were fighting, continually interfered with the command of General Blarney, the Australian Commander-in-Chief. He played a significant role in relieving Generals Powell and Allen of their commands. His actions were supported by the Australian Prime Minister, John Curtin, who was equally ignorant of the conditions under which the battles were being fought and who was convinced that MacArthur was always right. This book draws on material never before available, including diaries and correspondence of both civilian and military participants, to present a challenging interpretation of Australian military history that is outstandingly significant.
The pack of Autolycus »
Publication date: 1978
The tantalising title of this book derives from Shakespeare{u2019}s Autolycus, that engaging scoundrel who snapped up any 'unconsidered trifles'. A.D. Hope describes his traffic, like that of Autolycus, as being 'in sheets', and the sheets as being the results of his curiosity and speculation over many years of exploring the corners and byways of literary history. The books that aroused Hope{u2019}s curiosity range wide and far over time, from Beowulf to Kangaroo. He is, for example, intrigued by variations on the theme of Venus and Adonis as presented by Ovid, Titian and Shakespeare; he responds to the spell of Wuthering Heights and Emily Bronte and to the challenge of Tennyson{u2019}s attitude to women in The Princess; he brings a poet{u2019}s sensitivity to understanding the apocalypse of Christopher Smart. Readers who appreciate wit, intelligence, knowledge and understanding will value these essays.