Australasian & Pacific history books

Imagining Australia is a story of our nation, told by the artists who made it what it is today. Writers, painters,...  Read More >>

Wally Johnson and Neville Threlfall re-examine the explosive volcanic eruptions that in 1937-43 killed more than...  Read More >>

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"Embark on a journey of a lifetime as you delve into the pages of ""Working Holiday in Australia: A Personal Journey.""...  Read More >>

Three friends enlist in WW1 and find their niche in life. Jimmy seeks to become an aircraft maintenance engineer...  Read More >>

The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map In 1810, Matthew Flinders made...  Read More >>

'Savages' is the story of the East Ballina massacre. If you like historical romance, frontier conflict history and...  Read More >>

"Embark on an extraordinary adventure through the captivating world of Australia with our text-only masterpiece,...  Read More >>

Articles included in issue 26 of Marxist Left Review: Editorial: Eighteen months of hard Labor - Omar Hassan From...  Read More >>

From the South Melbourne slums and the infamous Camp Pell to one of the most successful amateur football coaches...  Read More >>

- One of the greatest accounts ever of Pacific settlement - Author ranks as one of the leading thinkers of his generation...  Read More >>

"Embarking on an incredible adventure as we traverse the world in celebration of the By-Centenary of Australia 1788-1988,...  Read More >>

"Embark on a captivating journey through the heart of the South Pacific with ""The History of Solomon Islands.""...  Read More >>

In 1972 a group of prisoners at Parramatta Jail in Sydney put together a glossary of prison words and phrases. The...  Read More >>

"Her name, Keopuolani, meant The Gathering of the Clouds of Heaven. Her father, King Kiwalao of Hawaii, called her...  Read More >>

Presents the experiences of two burgeoning cities and the Irish people that helped to establish what it is 'to be...  Read More >>

"Embarking on an incredible adventure as we traverse the world in celebration of the By-Centenary of Australia 1788-1988,...  Read More >>

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Being the Heart of the World offers a timely reflection on the relationship between mobility and identity-making...  Read More >>

The Penguin History of New Zealand, a new book for a new century, tells that story in all its colour and drama....  Read More >>

Johnston shows how colonial knowledge from Australia influenced global thinking about religion, science, and society....  Read More >>

'Pentridge was a place of murder and mayhem. A bluestone hell. The worst prison Australia has ever seen.' Andrew...  Read More >>

The extraordinary life of the Gallipoli veteran and WWI Flying Corp gunner who founded Qantas and gave Australia...  Read More >>

""Explores how migration has shaped and restructured the order of society after the Second World War""--  Read More >>

Page turning stories of inventive scams, dramatic escapes and captures, and vile deeds of our most infamous criminals....  Read More >>