Australasian & Pacific history books

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"An academic's journey is often a mixture of determination and serendipity where the ambitions of a young mind and...  Read More >>

I have not loved (enough or worked) presents various accounts of love and longing, loneliness and loss, ranging...  Read More >>

"Day by day description of shipboard life as experienced by Thomas Kermode and men of the 32nd Battalion en route...  Read More >>

"“A stunning atlas of the present and future.""—Rebecca Solnit, author of several books including Infinite Cities:...  Read More >>

This book provides a broad picture of Sri Lanka's on-going political and economic crisis as the culmination of several...  Read More >>

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The Logbooks of the Lady Nelson, With the journal of her first commander Lieutenant James Grant, has been considered...  Read More >>

One historian’s research and the transformation of te Tiriti in New Zealand life.  Read More >>

Memories of My Life; From My Early Days in Scotland Till the Present Day in Adelaide, has been considered important...  Read More >>

In South Australia, the Cornish connection with the state's copper mining communities is well-known and deservedly...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1921 Original Publisher: The Century Co. Subjects:...  Read More >>

This story is a journey through the ancestry of Robert Archibald Rockwell (1904-1966) and his wife Octavia Corelli...  Read More >>

Offering a fresh look at Oceanic art that incorporates new scholarship and perspectives from Indigenous voices,...  Read More >>

The extraordinary story of Mary Reibey - immortalised on the Australian $20 note, Australia's first female entrepreneur...  Read More >>

When South Australia was first established in December 1836, it was meant to be the perfect colony. Barely six months...  Read More >>

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"Bêche-de-mer is an edible sea creature used to make soup. These primitive sea creatures are a popular food in several...  Read More >>

"Embark on an extraordinary voyage through the captivating history of New Zealand with ""The History of New Zealand.""...  Read More >>

James Smith (1989) is study of this hitherto-neglected maker of colonial culture, and traces the rise and decline...  Read More >>

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**Winner, 2024 Chief Minister's NT History Book Award** Fully illustrated, Jakarda Wuka (Too Many Stories) draws...  Read More >>

Told with wry humour, Crossing Cultures is part history, part sociology, an engrossing story about the outback and...  Read More >>

Australia has long grappled with how to treat refugees, particularly children, who come to our country. Cruel Care...  Read More >>