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Contrary Rhetoric
by John Kinsella
John Kinsella’s essays are concerned with culture, place, and poetic language. From the ‘city’ to the ‘bush’, and with ‘prospect’ and ‘refuge’ of landscape in mind, his focus is up closeRead more »
Price $29.95
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Heartsick for Country
by Sally Morgan, Tjalaminu Mia & Blaze Kwaymullina
The stories in this anthology speak of the love between Aboriginal peoples and their countriesRead more »
Price $27.95
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Spinning the Dream: Assimilation in Australia 1950-1970
by Anna Haebich
‘Histories such as these will help us to keep in mind where we have come from and to delineate more clearly where we should be headed.’ — Katherine Ellinghaus, The Age.
‘Readers wanting to understand the discourses of assimilation, its policies and legacies in Australia should find this well-written and engaging book amply supplies their needs.’…Read more »
Price $29.95
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Australian Pastoral: The Making of a White Landscape
by Jeanette Hoorn
Australian Pastoral: The Making of a White Landscape maps the tradition of pastoral painting in Australia, charting its entanglement with the great pastoral settlement of the country. In a new interpretation of contact history, Jeanette Hoorn argues that the twin strategies of friendship and betrayal were used to defeat black sovereignty over the…Read more »
Price $29.95
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Edge of the World, The
by Marcella Polain
The Edge of the World is a powerful, monumental story of an Armenian family, spanning one hundred years, five countries and several generations. A family fragmented by genocide, exile and emigration, but which, through extraordinary acts of courage and compassion, is eventually brought together again — albeit utterly changed. A compelling, imaginative…Read more »
Price $26.95
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Enough is Enough
by Noel Olive
Listen to these voices…I want the reader to think about what they have to say, and what they say about their history, so different from whitefellas. I want the reader to think about how the blackfellas live today, and how the reader would cope with such a life. I present these stories, or part stories, so we may consider whether any difference…Read more »
Price $27.95
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Speaking From the Heart: Stories of Life, Family and Country
by Sally Morgan, Tjalaminu Mia & Blaze Kwaymullina
Eighteen Aboriginal Australians from across the country share powerful stories that are central to their lives, family, community or country. Stories which provide readers with a very personal picture of the history, culture and contemporary experience of Aboriginal Australia. Read more »
Price $27.95
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Caught in Time
by Bill Bunbury
‘… oral history at its most compelling’ — The Australian.
Caught in Time is a collection of Australian stories from popular ABC Radio National historian Bill Bunbury. It is a tapestry of snapshots from before European settlement through to the late twentieth century. Stories range from the fascinating account of the 1711 wreck of the Dutch…Read more »
Price $24.95
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Fremantle Walks
by David Hutchison
This is the guide to one of Australia’s most vibrant cities. Take a walk through the most popular areas of Fremantle, from the West End to the wharves, the cappuccino strip to the prison. David Hutchison — a well-known Fremantle identity and historian — brings the city to life with fascinating stories of local identities, Aboriginal and colonial history…Read more »
Price $19.95
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Shouldn't Our Grandchildren Know?
by Graham Chittleborough
Graham Chittleborough uses his own life story as an ecologist to illuminate what our grandchildren may face if we do not mend our environmentally unfriendly ways.
‘What Graham Chittleborough has done in masterly fashion is to combine two genres and garnish the whole with piquant experiences of Australian politics and bureacracy. This is a striking account…Read more »Price $24.95
From the Catalogue
Ten Tiny Things on Wilderness Society shortlist
Ten Tiny Things author Meg McKinlay was pleasantly surprised to be shortlisted for the Wilderness Society’s 2013 Environment Award for Children’s Literature, just one day after winning a Crystal Kite award.
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