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Takes an in-depth look at the present situation in Afghanistan by placing it in the context of the countrys tribal culture, history, and demography. It considers its association with Pakistan, with whom it shares not only a long border, but also the Pashtuns - the largest ethnic component in its populationand the rise of extremism in many parts of the Sunni world.

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Brings together leading experts to examine the future of Australian defence policy in a contested Asia, and imagines the future of Australian strategy after American primacy, plotting strategic futures for a country that faces unprecedented strategic challenges.

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Draws on such disciplines as history, political science, anthropology, cultural studies, ecology and archaeology to introduce some dominant critiques of non-Aboriginal ways of perceiving Aboriginality. The book focuses on the moral and legal traditions of settlers and indigenous peoples.

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Looks at the major genres of Australian fiction that have flourished in Australia since 1988, from the popular - crime fiction, science fiction, fantasy, romance and the action blockbuster - to the literary.

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In this searing and controversial polemic, esteemed American journalist David Rieff argues against our passion for the past. He looks at how memory serves nationalistic history every ANZAC Day and annual pilgrimage to Gallipoli, and at its worst, how memory of past horrors inflame deep-seated ethnic hatreds, violence and wars.

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While Brian Fitzpatrick has fallen into relative obscurity, efforts persist in discrediting Manning Clark's name. This title examines the dual careers of Fitzpatrick and Clark as activists and historians during the Cold War, and shows the political and personal difficulties that beset both men throughout their careers.

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Explores the colourful debates and anxieties that were prevalent from the 1890s to the 1930s and the responses of the key women's organisations whose leadership and campaigns acknowledged that - outside of parliament and party politics - women's connection to political matters could be both innovative and socially influential.

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This work tells the strange story of almost a hundred United States citizens who were transported to Van Diemen's land in 1839-40. These exiles endured years of harsh treatment before they were eventually pardoned. Not being British subjects, their transportation was almost certainly illegal.

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Features an essay on the United States under George W Bush. This work investigates the psyche of the most powerful nation in the world, at a time of crisis in its affairs. Straddling the personal and political, it describes the real America, from the sanctums of power in Washington to the shattered streets of New Orleans.

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Max Crawford was one of Australia's pre-eminent historians. This biography considers Crawford as an historian and a public intellectual. It relates his experiences as a student at Sydney and Oxford, a struggling teacher during the Depression, as the head of the History School at the University of Melbourne, and a Cold War victim and accuser.

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This book charts for the first time the decisions, motives and influences that carried Australia into Afghanistan. Based on interviews with dozens of key political and military figures in Australia and abroad, the book looks at the role of domestic politics and the decision to also wage war in Iraq.

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Presenting the findings of an interview-based study of illicit euthanasia as practised by health professionals working with HIV/AIDS patients. The author conducted 49 interviews to provide an insight into the social practices that suround illicit assisted sucide and euthanasia.

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In this volume, the authors have moved beyond biography and histories of individual congregations to create a broad, complex and layered history of Anglicanism in Australia. They assess Anglicanism's contribution to Australian social, political and cultural life.

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Armed robber Pope Cody is on the run from a gang of renegade detectives who want him dead. As revenge killings and paybacks explode onto Melbourne streets, 17-year-old J finds himself at the centre of a bloody struggle between his family and the police. To survive he must learn how the game is played and choose his place in the animal kingdom.

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When Michaela McGuire was hired by a Federal MP eight months before the 2007 federal election, she didn't know exactly what to expect. She probably should have, because before that she had worked in the high-rollers room of a casino, and had overseen lap dances in a strip club. It would become another novelty job to add to her colourful resume.

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The Lebanese and, more generally, the Arab community in Australia is one of the oldest ethnic communities. The essays and works in this volume cover the most important aspects of Arab-Australian's lives: settlement history, attitudes to citizenship, women's activism and identity, among others.

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Based on in-depth research and interviews - including with Alan King Jones, Bill Leslie and the father of Australian diamonds, Ewen Tyler - Argyle details the almost overwhelming challenges with realising a diamond mining venture in Australia, shows how these obstacles were overcome, and explores the mine's impact and legacy.

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Aims to disentangle the intricate accumulated meanings of the iconic Australian landscape of the Blue Mountains in NSW. This illustrated work starts with the complex interplay between myth and history to produce a discussion of place and colonialism.

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A collection of essays on creative practice-as-research that have emerged from a series of partnerships and graduate forums, particularly in the context of expanded disciplinary practices. The emphasis of the collection is distinctly interdisciplinary and methodological, with the essays developing discussion on how theory and practice connect to activate research.

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The events of the Great War intensified the relationship between the British Empire and Australia; the legacy can still be felt today. This volume explores both the immediate and long-term consequences of the war on this complex relationship, looking in particular at identity, history, gender, propaganda, economics and nationalism.

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Despite the critical importance of the Australian-US Alliance and the evolving nature of the regional and global strategic environment there have been few studies that attempt to provide an in-depth understanding of how the Alliance is developing. This volume provides a nuanced understanding of the Alliance and related choices for Australia.