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Examines how the technical and conceptual advances that occurred during World War I transformed Australian society. It traces the evolving role of universities and their graduates in the 1920s and 1930s, the increasing government validation of research, the expansion of the public service, and the rise of modern professional associations and international networks.

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Australia's long-unresolved forest conflict has been the make-or-break factor in federal elections, with both parties often arguing that the four-decade-old forest conflict has no practical solution. This work proposes a forest policy for Australia, calling on individuals in the power sector to commit themselves to breaking down the obstructions.

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A collection of essays taking a new look at social and cultural aspects of the 1950s in Australia. Research presented here suggests a much more complex cultural period, drawing out themes such as sexuality, modernism, suburbanism and popular and public culture.

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A former Parisian courtesan, bare-back-rider and polka dancer, Celeste de Chabrillan scandalized Melbourne when she arrived in 1854 as the French Consul's wife. Her vivid first-hand memories of years spent in the diplomatic and government house circles are recorded here.

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In this volume, fellow historians take a fresh look at Blainey's distinguished career. They examine his views on Aboriginality, ethnicity, environmentalism, gender, empire, immigration, technology, corporate history, labour, war, sport and media.

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Australians are intensely proud of their sporting traditions, and have always had a passion for football in its various forms. But how does a nation of only 21 million people sustain the viability of four football codes at the professional level This book provides a detailed analysis of each code's commercial evolution.

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So, you want to be Chief of Staff to the Australian Prime Minister The Gatekeepers provides the key lessons to equip you for the job. It offers unparalleled insights into how things really work at the centre of Australia's governing networks from those who have worked as chiefs of staff under prime ministers from Fraser to Rudd.

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Is the genomic revolution an overhyped flop or are we on the edge of a life changing revolution How has it changed the way we practise medicine, grow crops and breed livestock What have we learned about evolution These are the questions science writer and molecular biologist Elizabeth Finkel explores in this volume.

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An outstanding account of a decade whose highlights included separation from New South Wales, the gold rushes, the Eureka Stockade, the establishment of parliamentary government, and the attempts to unlock the land .

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The great crash of 2008 was one that no one saw coming, or, if they did, they ignored the warning signs. This title takes us through the boom and the global imbalances that led to the bust. It presents a whole-world view of reasons for the downturn, from good, old-fashioned greed and rampant speculation, to the imbalances in global capital flows.

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Interviews women - feminists and non-feminists, young and old, famous and not famous, child-free and with child - and use their responses as a starting point from which to refocus the key debates of feminism.

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What is unique about political advertising Is it really all that effective in changing votes And why does it have to be so annoying. In The Hard Sell, creative director Dee Madigan uses humour and a down-to-earth approach in examining the world of political advertising. Dee is candid about the tricks of the trade and the lessons that can be learnt.

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Focuses on historians and the history profession. This work not only asks but also answers the questions about writing and researching history such as: How do historians choose their histories What sort of emotional investment do they make in their subjects, and how do they control their sympathies How do they deal with unpalatable discoveries

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The nation's history is highly politicised. Politicians, journalists, columnists, academics and Australians from all walks of life argue passionately about the significance of the national story. This book explores how this intense public debate has polarised the nation and paralysed history departments.

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An assessment of the Howard years, this work charts the seismic shift in politics, society, workplaces, culture, the economy, trade and foreign affairs. It describes how Howard has redrawn the political map, turning the conservatives into reformers and forcing the progressives to defend the status quo.

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A study of how the frontier became etched in the Australian imagination in the early-20th century in the image of folk heroes. It focuses on the mythology surrounding two such heroes - Douglas Mawson, legendary Antarctic explorer, and John Flynn, founder of the outback Flying Doctor Service.

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Demonstrates that most of the rewards of victory in modern warfare are either exaggerated or false. When the ostensible benefits of victory are examined a generation after a war, it becomes inescapably evident that the defeated belligerent rarely conforms to the demands and expectations of the victor.

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Does history provide us with cautionary tales or does it highlight the contested nature of our understanding of the past In The Knowledge Solution, the country's most compelling writers and historians offers insight into the challenging and diverse perspectives of Australia's past, and illuminates how we may better step into the future.

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Provides a definitive snapshot of Australian life during the prime ministership of John Howard. Australia, it argues, is built on a dream. A unique democratic experiment, we were once world leaders in developing a uniquely pluralist society. But this during the Howard years, has become a dream unfulfilled; a dream betrayed.

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John Cawte looks back in amazement to his years as a young doctor in an Australian madhouse. The Last of the Lunatics is rich and moving. The personal stories recorded by a perceptive young man have been filtered by experience and sharpened by telling literary references.