Search Results: AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY from Bookhome Sydney

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1995. 1st ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition. 245 pp. This book is a timely reassessment of Australian cultural life - from sport, to food and film. It is a collection of lively essays by Australia's leading cultural commentators on the pursuits and concerns that give meaning and significance to everyday life.

Sydney / Melbourne: Melbourne University Press / Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, 1992. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour text-photos, faint foxing inside covers & edges, minor edgewear. 194 pp. This beautiful and authoritative book of essays is about life in a new society - its architecture and literature, political and economic development, and the fine and decorative arts in Sydney Town when lachlan Macquarie was governor. The unique achievement is to create from the burgeoning diversity an exciting and vivid picture of early Australian colonial history. The many illustrations make this a very interesting way to learn about our early history. Edited by James Broadbent and Joy Hughes on behalf of the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales.

Dorset: Enabler Publications, 2000. Paperback small oblong quarto, very good condition, black & white text-photos, corner front cover & title page creased, minor edgewear. 247 pp. Alan Dearling describes a dazzling tapestry of life and energy of people living at the margins of Australian society. An alternative mix of travel, history and society.

Melbourne, Richmond: Greenhouse Publications, 1988. 1st ed.. Paperback small quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour text-photos, light foxing edges, spine & corner front cover little creased, covers little toned in places, minor edgewear. 106 pp. A charming and very funny look at Australia and Australians. In the years leading up to Federation a desire for a material identity began to emerge. Vane Lindesay looks at the tangible expressions of this patriotic urge as it was manifested in our buildings, homes, hobbies and applied art.

Melbourne: Black Inc., 2007. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 211 pp. First edition. John Hirst provides an annotated anthology of writings that outsiders and Australians have said about Australian national characteristics: these different perspectives did not always agree. What distinguishes the Australian identity? There is celebration and criticism, humour and insight. Contributors include Winston Churchill, D. H. Lawrence, Dickens, Henry Lawson - and Tim Flannery, Germaine Greer, David Malouf and Peter Cosgrove. "This is the most democratic place I have ever been in. And the more I see of democracy the more I dislike it": D.H. Lawrence. (1 of 2 available copies.).

Sydney: NewSouth / University of New South Wales Press, 2017. Paperback octavo, very good condition, colour & sepia (brown-tinted) & black & white photos centre spread, minor edgewear. 299 pp. In this fascinating book Mandy Sayer puts together a vivid, wide-ranging history that begins at the start of the Romani culture, tracing the first Gypsy people to arrive in Australia through to Gypsy families today, who share their stories of their ancestors and their lives. This book is inspirational for anyone who would like to learn more about the Romani (Romany) Gypsies. First edition stated.

Sydney: Australian Consolidated Press (ACP), 1979. Paperback large quarto, very good condition, black & white & colour text-photos, few drawings, rear cover little marked, edges & pages lightly toned, minor foxing, top corner front cover & few pages creased, minor edgewear corners. 152 pp. This is the first major book on ethnic groups in Australia. Twelve months intensive research and writing by some of Australia's top journalists went into the book. Originally, with the co-operation of OTC, it was run in a 12-part series in The Bulletin. The Irish, Greeks, Hungarians, Yugoslavs, French, Italians, Dutch, Americans, Jews, Germans, Chinese and other Asians and the Spanish speaking peoples are covered in this fascinating book.

Melbourne, Malvern: Potentially Famous, 2004. Paperback trade, very good condition, few black & white photos, old price marks, sticker. 132 pp. Shows how to map the resources of communities. The Bendigo Bank's community bank model and the "Lead On Youth & Community Leadership Program" have combined to bring the very inspiring stories that are in this book to life.

Sydney: Simon & Schuster, 1992. Paperback small octavo, very good condition, pages lightly toned as common, edges lightly foxed, minor edgewear. 164 pp. Terry Colling explores Australia's code of mateship and the behaviours it encourages, showing how its strength has become a hindrance. Includes historical sources from the 19th-century onwards. The author is a noted family therapist and clinical director of the Marriage Guidance Council of New South Wales.

Canberra, Belconnen: Anne Campbell, 1995. Paperback small octavo, very good plus condition, few single-colour drawings, black & white photos, minor edgewear. 229 pp. The author, from the Faculty of Education, University of Canberra, presents eight fictional short stories about relating to other cultures (mainly Asian). Interspersed with bits of factual information: testimony of Asian students in Australia, plus comparison of Australian with various Asian education systems. Bridging cultures is rarely easy - even when there is a great deal of goodwill on both sides, you can end up in a mess

Sydney, Kensington: UNSW Press, 2007. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor edgewear. 241 pp. A very readable book that examines in a lucid and practical way means by which communities can be strengthened, underpinned by recent Australian research The book differs from comparable volumes in that it includes extensive material on communities of interest, as well as those based on locality. It includes useful principles and pointers for students, community workers, designated community leaders, policy makers and ordinary citizens.

Sydney: Angus & Robertson, 1994. Paperback large trade, very good condition, corners faintly creased few pages, minor edgewear & rubbing. 310 pp. In these essays, the author tackles challenging contemporary and perennial issues facing all Australians, including racism, Aboriginal rights, social justice. Plus essays on understanding Patrick White. She is a member of the Loreto Order, and also Associate Professor of English, University of Western Australia. SALE PRICE.

Melbourne: Black Inc., 2005. Paperback octavo, very good condition, corner rear cover little creased, minor edgewear. 302 pp. This very readable collection of essays looks at Australian civil society from many unexpected angles. The author, Martin Krygier, is Professor of Law at the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1996. Paperback trade, very good condition. 212 pp. A sophisticated analysis of the cultural differences that exist between Australia and the various Asian nations, by leading specialists in Australian and Asian studies. Includes chapters on business ethics, human rights, education, labour relations, democracy, national security, the media, citizenship and government.

Adelaide: Rigby Ltd, 1966. Reprint ed.. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), black & white photos, minor edgewear jacket (small edge tears). 222 pp. Stories from Australia's Northern Territory by well-known journalist Douglas Lockwood. As Darwin correspondent of the Melbourne Herald, he covered many strange and wonderful tales throughout the sparsely populated half-million square miles. He learnt the techniques of trapping wild horses, of cattle-duffing, of buffalo hunting - and experienced the dangers and exhaustion of crocodile-hunting.

Portland, OR: Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company, 1999. Reprint ed.. Paperback trade, very good condition, black & white text-photos & cartoons, tiny scuff top spine, front hinge slightly split (pages firm), minor edgewear. 295 pp. A remarkable insight into the Australian character by a migrant from Singapore - a must for new migrants and travellers to Australia (and Australians trying to understand themselves).

Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 2003. 1st ed.. Paperback octavo, very good condition, minor creasing spine, minor edgewear. 350 pp. First edition. The secret history of John Howard's campaign against boat people that began with the Tampa incident, and ended 10 extraordinary weeks later with the Australian voters giving Howard his third election victory. (This early printing does not have the cover subtitle at the base of the front cover.).

Sydney: Charles Swancott / D. S. Ford (Printer), 1967. Paperback octavo, very good condition, card cover, stapled (rusted), black & white text-photos, map, minor edgewear, large sticker mark front cover. 136 pp. (Estimated date, 1967, Trove catalogue.) A readable but detailed history of Sydney's northern beaches from Dee Why to Broken Bay.

Melbourne, Collingwood: Redback Books, 2013. Paperback trade, very good condition, crease front cover, pages lightly toned, minor edgewear. 293 pp. Ross Garnaut reports on the future of Australian society and economy by a leading adviser to government and business. Both a forecast and analysis, it heralds a new era for Australia after the boom.

Sydney: Quakers Australia / Heather Saville, 2009. Paperback large octavo, very good condition, black & white text-photos, top corner front cover creased, minor edgewear. Heavy, and extra postage may be requested to destinations outside Australia. 337 pp. The inspiring and deeply human story of a small group of people who wanted to help change the world, one step at a time. A few Australian Quakers (Society of Friends) began a 50-year journey to build a respected international aid organisation known today as Quaker Service Australia.