A lively living history of anti-colonialist movements across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans Despite its small landmass in relation to other continents, Oceania has been the site of large-scale political struggles and immensely significant historical processes. Pasifika Black is a compelling history of anti-colonial movements in this ......
The story of five young Australian sailors seeking adventure in a far off war who fell foul of British Imperial authority and sparked one of the most controversial events in the annals of the Royal Australian Navy. Mutineers explores the use and abuse of power by our military and political leaders at a critical time in our nation’s history.
First published1982 (188 pages portrait size) was heralded then, as the most up to date historical paper on gold in Australia with the focus on Hill End. In 1983 the N.S.W. State Libraries Service bulk purchased for distribution into its affiliates. This book has been used by many who have written similar since. Compiled at a ......
Mobility, Migration, and Settlement in the Pacific World
Irish people have had a long and complex engagement with the lands and waters encompassing the Pacific world. As the European presence in the Pacific intensified from the late eighteenth century, the Irish entered this oceanic space as beachcombers, missionaries, traders, and colonizers. During the nineteenth century, economic distress in Ireland ......
Originally published in one edition only in 1931, this book is a facsimile of the original prospectors guide, with additional colour maps of Victorias auriferous zones. Highly prized by collectors.
Nuclear Colonialism and Aboriginal Resistance in Australia
The destruction and defiance that swirled around Australia's embrace of the world's nuclear order Though a nonnuclear state, Australia was embroiled in the military and civilian nuclear energy programs of numerous global powers across the twentieth century. From uranium extraction to nuclear testing, Australia's lands became sites of imperial ......
Nuclear Colonialism and Aboriginal Resistance in Australia
The destruction and defiance that swirled around Australia's embrace of the world's nuclear order Though a nonnuclear state, Australia was embroiled in the military and civilian nuclear energy programs of numerous global powers across the twentieth century. From uranium extraction to nuclear testing, Australia's lands became sites of imperial ......
Following the success of Prospecting for Gold, Idriess wrote to each of the States Mining departments to encourage more detailed guides to encourage both work and wealth during the Great Depression. Here is the Queensland response, with tremendous detail of all areas of Queensland where there be gold-bearing deposits. "I believe that this Guide ......
From uranium mines on the Navajo Nation to craters caused by nuclear testing on the Bikini and Enewetak Atolls, the production and deployment of nuclear weapon technologies have disproportionately harmed Indigenous lands. Sustained exposure to radiation from nuclear weapons and waste affects many communities from Japan to Oceania to the US West. ......
