Institutions and Small Settler Economies: A Comparative by A. Schlueter

Over My Dead Body

Winner, 2008 IP alternatives most sensible Fiction AwardMarked by means of the occasions of the good Flood of 1893 and the formation of the 1st miners’ unions, Over My lifeless physique is an Australian epic; a literary feat exemplifying a writer’s craftsmanship and commitment to bringing background alive. This booklet places Australia’s present resource-driven prosperity into context via displaying the each day struggles of normal staff simply attempting to get through.

The Man Who Loved Crocodiles and Stories of Other Adventurous Australians

The lives of twelve awesome Australians offer a desirable glimpse of a 'vanished and vanishing land' - revealing a mosaic of Australia over the last century. 'To pay attention the tale of someone who has lived lengthy and good is a privilege past expense. it's a unusual and beautiful method to delve into one other person's lifestyles; unusual simply because we frequently concentrate on our personal lives, no longer others, awesome simply because to find one other is to discover a treasure.

Ghost Platoon (Hachette Military Collection Book 1)

'thoroughly researched and compelling . . . a chilling account' - The solar HeraldAn eye-opening account of Australian wrestle background, untold . . . in the past. In 1969 a ragtag unit of 39 males have been thrown jointly at Nui Dat, Vietnam. It was once so slapdash a gaggle it did not also have an officer or sergeant responsible.

Ireland's New Worlds: Immigrants, Politics, and Society in the United States and Australia, 1815–1922 (History of Ireland & the Irish Diaspora)

Within the century among the Napoleonic Wars and the Irish Civil battle, greater than seven million Irish women and men left their place of birth to start new lives in another country. whereas the bulk settled within the usa, Irish emigrants dispersed around the globe, a lot of them discovering their solution to one other “New World,” Australia.