Australia & Oceania Books


Australian Sport - Better by Design?: The Evolution of Australian Sport PolicyAustralian Sport - Better by Design?: The Evolution of Australian Sport Policy
Best Price: $51.72
Australians have invested an enormous amount of emotional and physical capital in their sporting...
Elizabeth Macarthur and Her WorldElizabeth Macarthur and Her World
Elizabeth MacArthur, with her husband John and their infant son, left England in the notorious...
Agriculture in the Australian EconomyAgriculture in the Australian Economy
The third edition of this eminent text preserves the standard of the 1967 and 1982 editions and...
A Tapestry of Service: the Evolution of Nursing in Australia: Foundation to Federation 1788-1900 (Vol 1)A Tapestry of Service: the Evolution of Nursing in Australia: Foundation to Federation 1788-1900 (Vol 1)A Long Way Home: The Life and Adventures of the Convict Mary BryantA Long Way Home: The Life and Adventures of the Convict Mary Bryant
Best Price: $16.35
As one who has spent his entire life in Australia, I can't help feeling that story of the...


The Myth of the Explorer (Scott Polar Research series)The Myth of the Explorer (Scott Polar Research series)
Explorers are modern hero-figures of mythic proportions. The names of Stanley, Peary, Scott,...
Mountain Papuans: Historical and Comparative Perspectives from New Guinea Fringe Highlands SocietiesMountain Papuans: Historical and Comparative Perspectives from New Guinea Fringe Highlands Societies
Best Price: $24.95
Studies the Daribi, Foi, and Etoro societies of the southern New Guinea Fringe Highlands
Live and Let Live: a History of the Soper FamilyLive and Let Live: a History of the Soper Family
..a wife in Australia, a little luck in the Otago Goldfields and eventually a lively pub and...
K Force in Korea: A Soldier's Life in the 16th New Zealand Field RegimentK Force in Korea: A Soldier's Life in the 16th New Zealand Field RegimentCollation of Data for Ecosystem Modelling of Te Tapuwae O Rongokako Marine Reserve (Science for Conservation)Collation of Data for Ecosystem Modelling of Te Tapuwae O Rongokako Marine Reserve (Science for Conservation)


Pacific Passions: The European Struggle for Power in the Great Ocean in the Age of ExplorationPacific Passions: The European Struggle for Power in the Great Ocean in the Age of Exploration
Best Price: $4.94
Pacific Passions is a captivating story of the explorers who opened the Pacific Ocean to the...
Social Sketches of Australia 1888-2001Social Sketches of Australia 1888-2001
Best Price: $19.92
Tracing the lives and times of ordinary people, the author of this study reveals...
After "The doll": Australian drama since 1955 (Studies in Australian culture)After "The doll": Australian drama since 1955 (Studies in Australian culture)Australia (British Parliamentary Papers)Australia (British Parliamentary Papers)
Best Price: $248.00
The journal of Henry Sewell, 1853-7The journal of Henry Sewell, 1853-7

1842, the public executions at Melbourne1842, the public executions at MelbourneBig Blow Up North: A History of Tropical Cyclones in Australia's Northern TerritoryBig Blow Up North: A History of Tropical Cyclones in Australia's Northern TerritoryThe moleskin gentry: In which close relatives of Major John Bowler, of the 80th Regiment of Foot, recall the life and times of the family when its ... with those of the colony of New South WalesThe moleskin gentry: In which close relatives of Major John Bowler, of the 80th Regiment of Foot, recall the life and times of the family when its ... with those of the colony of New South WalesFormula for survival: The saga of the Ballarat Hebrew CongregationFormula for survival: The saga of the Ballarat Hebrew CongregationAustralia's seventh stateAustralia's seventh state

Early printing in New Zealand: Two papers (Occasional papers in bibliography and librarianship)Early printing in New Zealand: Two papers (Occasional papers in bibliography and librarianship)The Kula: A BibliographyThe Kula: A BibliographyAn Historical Geography of Modern Australia: The Restive Fringe (Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography)An Historical Geography of Modern Australia: The Restive Fringe (Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography)
Best Price: $47.68
In this major new study, J.G. Powell presents a truly authoritative and comprehensive historical...
An Arctic RodeoAn Arctic Rodeo
Best Price: $33.17
1929. With 46 illustrations and a map. Streeter's account featuring the Montana Cowboy, Carl...
The Jesus of HistoryThe Jesus of History
Best Price: $30.03
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was...

Two Years in FijiTwo Years in Fiji
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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was...
Crozet's Voyage to Tasmania, New ZealandCrozet's Voyage to Tasmania, New Zealand
Best Price: $14.41
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was...
An Anthology of Australian VerseAn Anthology of Australian Verse
Best Price: $15.99
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was...
The Worst Journey in the WorldThe Worst Journey in the World
Best Price: $29.99
Eskimo Folk-talesEskimo Folk-tales
Best Price: $26.95
This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations,...

The Oxford Companion to Australian Military HistoryThe Oxford Companion to Australian Military History
Best Price: $169.38
What more can I say!! It really is a first class book though, ideal for dipping into every now...
Australian Readers Remember: An Oral History of Reading, 1890-1930Australian Readers Remember: An Oral History of Reading, 1890-1930
This work of cultural history is based on the authors' investigation into the reading habits...
The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia (Oxford Reference)The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia (Oxford Reference)
While the European, English, and American literary traditions are justly celebrated,...
PNG: A Fact Book on Modern Papua New GuineaPNG: A Fact Book on Modern Papua New Guinea
The book is allright for a novice. If you already know a bit about PNG, it is not worth the...
Archaeology and Linguistics: Aboriginal Australia in Global PerspectiveArchaeology and Linguistics: Aboriginal Australia in Global Perspective
Best Price: $226.06
This text brings together work in archaeology, linguistics and genetics to reveal a varied and...

The Australian Centenary History of Defence: Volume 2: The Royal Australian Air ForceThe Australian Centenary History of Defence: Volume 2: The Royal Australian Air Force
Best Price: $78.98
This a well written book covering the Royal Australian Air Force from its origins as the...
Venomous Creatures of Australia: Field Guide with Notes on First AidVenomous Creatures of Australia: Field Guide with Notes on First Aid
This bestselling guide to Australia's most venomous creatures is an indispensable reference...
The Oxford Book of New Zealand PlantsThe Oxford Book of New Zealand PlantsNew Zealand Film, 1912-1996New Zealand Film, 1912-1996
Best Price: $40.00
The authors have intended this to be a reference book to New Zealand feature films over the...
The Oxford Illustrated History of New Zealand (Oxford Illustrated Histories)The Oxford Illustrated History of New Zealand (Oxford Illustrated Histories)
Best Price: $55.98
Bringing one thousand years to life, this is an illustrated history of New Zealand from the...

Defending the northern gateway (Canberra papers on strategy and defence)Defending the northern gateway (Canberra papers on strategy and defence)NGOs and Post-Conflict RecoveryNGOs and Post-Conflict Recovery
Best Price: $31.58
When government services have broken down or when international nongovernment organisations are...
No convicts there: Thomas Harding's colonial South AustraliaNo convicts there: Thomas Harding's colonial South Australia
Best Price: $51.48
B.A. Santamaria BiographyB.A. Santamaria Biography
Presents a biography of B A Santamaria, an important man in Australian history, who in over 50...
Where the Sea Takes Us: A Vietnamese-Australian StoryWhere the Sea Takes Us: A Vietnamese-Australian Story
Best Price: $3.99
Where the Sea Takes Us ticks a lot of boxes. First and foremost, it is a touching and inspiring...

The Macmillan Dictionary of the Australian EnvironmentThe Macmillan Dictionary of the Australian Environment
Provides 6000 terms from environmental literature. As well as terms from the traditional...
The Birth of the Catholic Philippines in Asia: Includes the Lives of San Lorenzo Ruiz and the Blessed Pedro CalungsodThe Birth of the Catholic Philippines in Asia: Includes the Lives of San Lorenzo Ruiz and the Blessed Pedro CalungsodExecutive Report on Strategies in Papua New Guinea, 2000 edition (Strategic Planning Series)Executive Report on Strategies in Papua New Guinea, 2000 edition (Strategic Planning Series)
Best Price: $680.00
Walking TallWalking Tall
Best Price: $67.59
The story of Welsh Guardsman Simon Weston, who while serving in the Falklands War suffered...
Humanism Betrayed: Theory, Ideology, and Culture in the Contemporary UniversityHumanism Betrayed: Theory, Ideology, and Culture in the Contemporary University
Best Price: $16.00
Professor Good has written a timely and brave book. It is honest, clear and full of the detached...

Travels in New Zealand with a Map of the CountryTravels in New Zealand with a Map of the Country
Best Price: $14.41
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was...
Two Years Among the Savages of New GuineaTwo Years Among the Savages of New Guinea
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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was...
The Aborigines of AustraliaThe Aborigines of Australia
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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was...
Decline and Fall of the Hapsburg Empire 1815-1918Decline and Fall of the Hapsburg Empire 1815-1918
Best Price: $60.14
This text is truly invaluable for students of the Habsburg Monarchy. It's major strength has...
Koko's KittenKoko's Kitten
Best Price: $117.54
The real life experience of Koko, a gorilla in California who uses sign language, with a young...

Hawaii Fact and Reference BookHawaii Fact and Reference BookThe Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881The Cruise of the Corwin: Journal of the Arctic Expedition of 1881
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In the spring of 1881, the steamship Thomas Corwin began a daring voyage of 15,000 nautical...
History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific (Blackwell History of the World)History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific (Blackwell History of the World)
There are not many up-to-date histories which treat Oz together with NZ and the Pacific Islands....
The Afghans (Peoples of Asia)The Afghans (Peoples of Asia)
Best Price: $15.55
Updated paperback edition telling the dramatic history of the land and peoples of Afghanistan...
A History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific: The Formation of Identities (Blackwell History of the World)A History of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific: The Formation of Identities (Blackwell History of the World)
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Readers may be interested in the favourable reviews in: Australian Historical Studies, 117,...

Memoirs of Giambattista Scala: Consul of his Italian Majesty in lagos in Guinea (1862) (Sources of African History)Memoirs of Giambattista Scala: Consul of his Italian Majesty in lagos in Guinea (1862) (Sources of African History)
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This is the first English edition of the Memoirs of Giambattista Scala, who from 1852 to 1859...
Keynes's Vision: A New Political EconomyKeynes's Vision: A New Political Economy
Best Price: $192.04
This book is the work of a well meaning economist who does not have the necessary training in...
Social Insurance in Transition: An Economic AnalysisSocial Insurance in Transition: An Economic Analysis
This treatment of the economics of social security examines the aims and operations of state...
Comparing WestminsterComparing Westminster
Best Price: $88.77
Comparing Westminster explores how the governmental elites in Australia, Britain, Canada, New...
Notebooks from New Guinea: Field Notes of a Tropical BiologistNotebooks from New Guinea: Field Notes of a Tropical Biologist
Best Price: $10.05
Hailed by Edward O. Wilson as "one of the most amazing books I have ever read," this...

Scott's Last Expedition (Volume 1); Vol. I. Being the Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, R. N., C. V. O. Vol Ii. Being the Reports of the Journeys and ... Members of the Expedition, Arranged bScott's Last Expedition (Volume 1); Vol. I. Being the Journals of Captain R. F. Scott, R. N., C. V. O. Vol Ii. Being the Reports of the Journeys and ... Members of the Expedition, Arranged b
Best Price: $12.47
Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free...
A SECRET COUNTRYA SECRET COUNTRYThe Sacred Remains: Myth History and Polity in BelauThe Sacred Remains: Myth History and Polity in Belau
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Based on two years of fieldwork in Belau, an Austronesian culture in western Micronesia, The...
Blackhearts: Ecology in Outback AustraliaBlackhearts: Ecology in Outback Australia
Best Price: $8.63
A firsthand account of the adventures of an ornithological field team studying long-tailed...
Iron and Steamship Archaeology: Success and Failure on the S/S `Xantho' (The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology)Iron and Steamship Archaeology: Success and Failure on the S/S `Xantho' (The Springer Series in Underwater Archaeology)
Best Price: $16.25
In the early 1980s the author was asked to investigate the newly discovered wreck of the ...

World War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-military StudyWorld War II Pacific Island Guide: A Geo-military Study
Covering all Pacific islands involved in World War II military operations, this book is a...
New Zealand (Indo-Pacific Library)New Zealand (Indo-Pacific Library)From Pearl Harbour to HiroshimaFrom Pearl Harbour to Hiroshima
An interpretation of World War II in Asia and the Pacific from an international perspective,...
Katherine Mansfield: A Literary Life (Literary Lives)Katherine Mansfield: A Literary Life (Literary Lives)
Best Price: $83.84
In a letter, Katherine Mansfield wrote: "I hate the sort of license that English people...
Savage: the Life and Times of Jemmy ButtonSavage: the Life and Times of Jemmy Button

Poiosned Arrows B (Abacus Books)Poiosned Arrows B (Abacus Books)
This book is an account of 2 journalists' travels in West Papua with the aim of unveiling...
Digging It Up Down Under: A Practical Guide to Doing Archaeology in Australia (World Archaeological Congress Cultural Heritage Manual Series)Digging It Up Down Under: A Practical Guide to Doing Archaeology in Australia (World Archaeological Congress Cultural Heritage Manual Series)
Best Price: $108.00
This field manual provides essential background information for those interested in undertaking...
From Bush Burn to Butter: A Journey in Words and PicturesFrom Bush Burn to Butter: A Journey in Words and PicturesDefending the northern gateway (Canberra papers on strategy and defence)Defending the northern gateway (Canberra papers on strategy and defence)NGOs and Post-Conflict RecoveryNGOs and Post-Conflict Recovery
Best Price: $31.58
When government services have broken down or when international nongovernment organisations are...

No convicts there: Thomas Harding's colonial South AustraliaNo convicts there: Thomas Harding's colonial South Australia
Best Price: $51.48
B.A. Santamaria BiographyB.A. Santamaria Biography
Presents a biography of B A Santamaria, an important man in Australian history, who in over 50...
Where the Sea Takes Us: A Vietnamese-Australian StoryWhere the Sea Takes Us: A Vietnamese-Australian Story
Best Price: $3.99
Where the Sea Takes Us ticks a lot of boxes. First and foremost, it is a touching and inspiring...
The Macmillan Dictionary of the Australian EnvironmentThe Macmillan Dictionary of the Australian Environment
Provides 6000 terms from environmental literature. As well as terms from the traditional...
The Birth of the Catholic Philippines in Asia: Includes the Lives of San Lorenzo Ruiz and the Blessed Pedro CalungsodThe Birth of the Catholic Philippines in Asia: Includes the Lives of San Lorenzo Ruiz and the Blessed Pedro Calungsod

Executive Report on Strategies in Papua New Guinea, 2000 edition (Strategic Planning Series)Executive Report on Strategies in Papua New Guinea, 2000 edition (Strategic Planning Series)
Best Price: $680.00
Walking TallWalking Tall
Best Price: $67.59
The story of Welsh Guardsman Simon Weston, who while serving in the Falklands War suffered...
Humanism Betrayed: Theory, Ideology, and Culture in the Contemporary UniversityHumanism Betrayed: Theory, Ideology, and Culture in the Contemporary University
Best Price: $16.00
Professor Good has written a timely and brave book. It is honest, clear and full of the detached...
How "Natives" Think: About Captain Cook, For ExampleHow "Natives" Think: About Captain Cook, For Example
Best Price: $28.45
When Western scholars write about non-Western societies, do they inevitably perpetuate the myths...
Women's Bodies and Medical Science: An Inquiry into Cervical Cancer (Science, Technology & Medicine in Modern History)Women's Bodies and Medical Science: An Inquiry into Cervical Cancer (Science, Technology & Medicine in Modern History)
Best Price: $87.00
An analysis of a scandal involving a doctor accused of allowing a number of women to develop...

Americanization, Acculturation, and Ethnic Identity: THE NISEI GENERATION IN HAWAII (Asian American Experience)Americanization, Acculturation, and Ethnic Identity: THE NISEI GENERATION IN HAWAII (Asian American Experience)
Best Price: $102.98
Love, War, and the 96th Engineers (Colored): The World War II New Guinea Diaries of Captain Hyman SamuelsonLove, War, and the 96th Engineers (Colored): The World War II New Guinea Diaries of Captain Hyman Samuelson
Best Price: $258.45
"These candid diaries and letters present with striking immediacy the experiences of...
Wild New ZealandWild New Zealand
Best Price: $54.12
photographs by Gerald Cubitt Once part of an ancient supercontinent, New Zealand was...
Hawke's Law: The Politics of Mining and Aboriginal Land Rights in AustraliaHawke's Law: The Politics of Mining and Aboriginal Land Rights in Australia
Best Price: $74.98
Previous studies of the mining industry's influence on Australian policy have been forced to...
Celluloid Heroes Down Under: Australian Film, 1970-2000Celluloid Heroes Down Under: Australian Film, 1970-2000
Best Price: $98.95
With films such as Muriel's Wedding and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert ...

Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands Since the First World WarAustralia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands Since the First World War
Best Price: $411.16
Three forces--dwindling British power, rising American influence, and nationalism in a variety...
Prehistoric Architecture in MicronesiaPrehistoric Architecture in Micronesia
Best Price: $37.00
Archaeology of the Dreamtime: The Story of Prehistoric Australia and its People, Revised editionArchaeology of the Dreamtime: The Story of Prehistoric Australia and its People, Revised edition
Best Price: $98.06
This text explores how the first inhabitants reached Australia over 50,000 years ago. Using...
  
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