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This book is a social and cultural history of an influential community, comprising sixteen per cent of Victoria’s population during the Australian colonial period, and much higher proportions of its elite in landed wealth, commerce and politics
Available April | ISBN:978 1 74097 154 6 | RRP: $44.00
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The story of the wartime influx of thousands of Indonesians into White Australia and the grassroots support they received from Australian unionists and friends who became involved in their fight for independence from the Dutch
Available March | ISBN:978 1 74097 163 8 | RRP: $39.95
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This book examines the neglected career of Australian prime minister, Joseph Lyons. It is a dramatic story set in the turbulent 1930s and involves many well-known figures, as well as many more obscure. It accounts a quest for peace which involved efforts in Washington, London, Tokyo and Rome
Available mid-March | ISBN:978 1 74097 157 7 | RRP: $44.00
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The Kon-Tiki expedition captured the imagination of the world, and soon became engulfed in controversy. Thor Heyerdahl wrote of Robert Langdon’s work, “I have great respect for your scientific integrity and unbiased research”. Langdon’s study makes fascinating reading for the general reader and specialist
Available mid-March | ISBN:978 1 74097 134 8 | RRP: $44.00
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Australia, Social Justice and Labour Reform in Occupied Japan reveals the tensions between Australia and the United States over the progress of postwar reform in Occupied Japan (1945-1952), especially on issues that were deemed ideologically sensitive in the developing Cold War context
Available April | ISBN:978 1 74097 161 4 | RRP: $39.95
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What is the reality behind the fairy tale when a young Australian girl runs away from her family to marry a Muslim prince and live happily ever after in a faraway kingdom?
Available April | ISBN:978 1 74097 162 1 | RRP: $29.95
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This book offers for the first time an insight into the lives of Australia's pioneering female politicians from 1921 to 2001, including the first members of Parliament, first Ministers and first Heads of Government. Some are well-known, others are less so, but all are inspirational
Available mid-March | ISBN:978 1 74097 156 0 | RRP: $34.95
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Camden
by Alan Atkinson
A classic work of Australian history, which recreates the entire world of a colonial village, the hopes and memories, the triumphs and disasters, of a rich variety of ordinary men and women. A vivid tapestry of Australian colonial life
Available March | ISBN:978 1 74097 139 3 | RRP: $39.95
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Espresso chronicles Melbourne’s coffee history and the personal desires and fortunes of many of the city’s coffee industry pioneers. This updated 2nd edition will be available in a new paperback format and includes exciting new stories from more of Melbourne’s well-known coffee suppliers
Available March | ISBN:978 1 74097 132 4 | RRP: $21.95
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The horrific murder of the 'Chinawoman', an English prostitute with a clientele of wealthy Chinese, is followed by the duplicity of police, politicians and Chinese leaders whose machinations in the midst of an anti-Chinese ferment deliver up two scapegoats to answer for the outrage
Available April | ISBN:978 1 74097 164 5 | RRP: $29.95
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