Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Unstill Life Unstill Life Judith Pugh This portrait of a unique partnership is also the story of a pivotal time and place in Australian art and politics.Judith and Clifton Pugh met in September 1970. He was an artist with an internationa… OL15190076W
The Constitution of Australia The Constitution of Australia Cheryl Saunders From publisher's website: "Consistently with the aims of the series, the book canvasses the Australian constitutional system in a way that explains its form and operation, provides a critical evaluat… OL15659125W
China Choice China Choice Hugh White 191 pages ; 25 cm OL21056509W
Vietnam Vietnam Gary McKay,Bruce Davies Thirty years after the end of the Vietnam war comes an objective analysis of Australia's involvement. The book shows the extent of Australia's engagement in the Vietnam war and its contribution compa… OL21177070W
Everything you need to know about the referendum to recognise indigenous Australians Everything you need to know about the referendum to recognise indigenous Australians Megan Davis This book explains everything that Australians need to know about the proposal to recognise Aboriginal peoples in the Constitution. It details how our Constitution was drafted, and shows how Aborigin… OL23435938W
100 years 100 years Kelly, Paul Based on the forthcoming 5-part television series 100 Years: The Australian Story, this is an exploration of who we are as a nation, where we have come from and where we are going, by one of Australi… OL2406617W
Land of vision and mirage Land of vision and mirage Geoffrey Curgenven Bolton A long-awaited short history of Western Australia from 1826 to the present. Vibrantly narrates the social, cultural, political and economic development of the most geographically isolated area in the… OL3683304W
Australian Liberals and the Moral Middle Class Australian Liberals and the Moral Middle Class Judith Brett The Liberal Party of Australia was late to form in 1945, but the traditions and ideals upon which it is founded have been central to Australian politics since Federation. This book, by award-winning … OL3847354W
Political Economy in Federal States Political Economy in Federal States Stanley L. Winer xxii, 328 p. : 24 cm OL5627869W
Human rights overboard Human rights overboard Linda Briskman "In 2005, in the wake of the Cornelia Rau scandal, a citizen's inquiry was established to bear witness to events in Australian immigration-detention facilities. Until then, the federal government had… OL6078976W
How to Argue with an Economist How to Argue with an Economist Lindy Edwards This fascinating book reflects on how economics has become central to our lives, and how the 'economic rationalist' perspective has become the lens through which all matters in Australian public life… OL8323630W
Gendering Government Gendering Government Louise Chappell "What role do women activists play in shaping government institutions? How do state institutions, in turn, influence feminists' choices and engagement with political structures? Whether working towar… OL8680423W