Books »Current Affairs, Culture & Social History
« prev 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 next »
-
Whose Hand is This?
by Rosalie Leaney
A deeply moving account of one woman’s survival of and partial recovery from stroke. What makes this book so remarkable is that Rosalie’s story is presented side by side with that of her husband, Gordon. The enormous changes wrought to their relationship, their different experiences of the same event, their tenacity, love and commitment, make this a…Read more »
Price $21.95
-
Abrolhos Islands Conversations
by Alison Wright with illustrations by Larry Mitchell with photography by Victor France
Seventy kilometres off Australia’s west coast lie a series of barren-looking atolls called the Abrolhos Islands. The seasonal inhabitants of these islands came from diverse ethnic backgrounds, and, like many isolated communities, have developed close links. Working together as a community they have built schools, halls, churches and lifelong friendships…Read more »
Price $32.95
-
False Economy
by William J Lines
During the first twenty years of William J Lines’ life farmers in his home State cleared seven million hectares of bushland. A witness to this unprecedented extinguishment, he sets out in False Economy to chronicle and understand the destructionRead more »
Price $21.95
-
Our State of Mind
by Quentin Beresford & Paul Omaji
In 1937, the Commonwealth Government and the States resolved to adopt as official policy the removal of Aboriginal children from their families. That policy envisaged the ultimate disappearance of the Aboriginal race. Although this policy was replaced after the Second World War with assimilation, much of the underlying purpose remained. Our State of…Read more »
Price $21.95
-
Representing the People
by Harry Phillips, Tamara Fisher, Bruce Bott & David Black
A comprehensive overview of parliamentary government in Western Australia, including discussion on the constitutional framework, cabinet and premier, the opposition, the public sector, judicial function, local government, political parties, electoral system, Royal Commissions, federalism, women in parliament, political education and participationRead more »
Price $26.95
-
Changing Places
by Colin Kenworthy & Sue Kenworthy
Changing Places is a resource for upper school English and Literature teachers and students. It uses a variety of source texts from different genres and introduces a postcolonial framework for the reading of texts. The book will assist students to discriminate amongst a range of readings of individual texts and includes an extensive range of activities…Read more »
Price $26.95
-
Daphne Street
by Geoffrey Bolton
There are thousands of Daphne Streets all over Australia, and they all reflect a shared history, resonating with the life experiences of ordinary Australians making a society.
Can a history of a nation be written through the story of a single suburban street? Professor Geoffrey Bolton turns his acute historian’s gaze on the neighbourhood of his youth…Read more »Price $21.95
-
From the Margins
by Wayne Martino
From The Margins is a resource for upper school English and Literature teachers and students. It uses a variety of source texts from different genres and introduces a Postcolonial framework for the reading of texts. The book will assist students to discriminate amongst a range of readings of individual texts and includes an extensive range of activities…Read more »
Price $26.95
-
Timber for Gold
by Bill Bunbury
We was like one family there, all together, especially on the weekend. On a Saturday afternoon, we’d go in the bush, have a few beers and enjoy ourselves. That was what we used to do, the bush, home, cook, well cook what you can, because you can’t get nobody to cook for you. No restaurants there. About eight or nine, go to sleep. Monday morning, sharpen…Read more »
Price $24.95
-
Rites of Passage
by Quentin Beresford & Paul Omaji
In 1991 Patrick Dodson called upon the Department for Community Services in Western Australia ‘to examine why Aboriginal children are more susceptible to offending behaviour than their non-Aboriginal counterparts [and] to properly consider socioeconomic and cultural matters in addressing this problem.’ Looking beyond the facade of pious platitudes and…Read more »
Unavailable
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.
Read more