Australasian & Pacific history books

9125 books were found.

Corners of Melbourne

Corners of Melbourne

Author: Robyn Annear
ISBN: 9781922790453
Format: Hardback
$35.00

Beloved Melbourne historian Robyn Annear takes us on an unorthodox tour of the city's streets and corners, telling...  Read More >>

Wheels within Wheels: A history of Sydney's bus service 1930-1990

Wheels within Wheels: A history of Sydney's bus service...

Author: Peter Hughes
ISBN: 9781923065413
Format: Paperback
$155.63

Wheels within Wheels takes a unique look at how and why Sydney's bus services developed: political and economic...  Read More >>

Imagining Australia: A history of our nation through music, film, literature & art

Imagining Australia: A history of our nation through...

Author: Loretta Barnard ,  Ingeborg Van Teeseling
ISBN: 9781923065338
Format: Paperback
$67.98

"""In more than 80 well-researched and highly engaging chapters, Imagining Australia looks at our history by discussing...  Read More >>

Pioneers in Australasia

Pioneers in Australasia

Author: Harry Johnston Ball
ISBN: 9789357723275
Format: Paperback
$68.64

Pioneers in Australasia, a classical book, has been considered essential throughout the human history, and so that...  Read More >>

Working Holiday in Australia: A Personal Journey

Working Holiday in Australia: A Personal Journey

Author: Sarah Cloete Jones
ISBN: 9798223289654
Format: Paperback
$31.68

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

Another Australian Eagle

Another Australian Eagle

Author: John P F Lynch
ISBN: 9780648944638
Format: Paperback
$58.05

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

Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map from the award winning author of BANJO, BANKS and HUDSON FYSH

Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures...

Author: Grantlee Kieza
ISBN: 9780733341557
Format: Hardback
$45.00

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

Australia: Everything You Need to Know

Australia: Everything You Need to Know

Author: Noah Gil-Smith
ISBN: 9798868218477
Format: Paperback
$26.37

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

Vikings of the Sunrise

Vikings of the Sunrise

Author: Te Rangi Hiroa Sir Peter Buck ,  Paora Paul Tapsell
ISBN: 9781990042492
Format: Paperback
$100.89

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

The History of the Solomon Islands: Hidden Treasures of the South Pacific

The History of the Solomon Islands: Hidden Treasures...

Author: Einar Felix Hansen ,  Nanise Leweniqila
ISBN: 9798864529690
Format: Paperback
$21.09

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

The 1972 Parramatta Jail Glossary: An Edition with Commentary

The 1972 Parramatta Jail Glossary: An Edition with Commentary...

Author: Bruce Moore
ISBN: 9780645955002
Format: Paperback
$52.77

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

Lani: Captive Woman: A Hawaiian Queen Defies the Ways of Her Ancestors

Lani: Captive Woman: A Hawaiian Queen Defies the Ways...

Author: Tincho Schmidt ,  Daniel Pouesi
ISBN: 9798867819446
Format: Paperback
$31.68

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

Forging Identities in the Irish World: Melbourne and Chicago, 1830-1922

Forging Identities in the Irish World: Melbourne and...

Author: Sophie Cooper
ISBN: 9781474487108
Format: Paperback
$64.66

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

An Illustrated Journey of Cookie & Co: Wow!! We did it. Driving across the world in 152 days with Cookie & Co

An Illustrated Journey of Cookie & Co: Wow!! We did...

Author: Michael Owen Perkins
ISBN: 9781805412298
Format: Paperback
$60.69

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

Country Jumper in Marshall Islands

Country Jumper in Marshall Islands

Author: Claudia Dobson-Largie
ISBN: 9798867499204
Format: Paperback
$26.27

Introducing COUNTRY JUMPER, a young world traveler, with an engaging personality. He will guide readers on a tour...  Read More >>

Being the Heart of the World: The Pacific and the Fashioning of the Self in New Spain, 1513–1641

Being the Heart of the World: The Pacific and the Fashioning...

Author: Nino Vallen (Pacific Office of the German Historical Institute Washington, University of California, Berkeley)
ISBN: 9781009322072
Format: Hardback
$219.94

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

Australia's Most Infamous Jail: Inside the walls of Pentridge Prison

Australia's Most Infamous Jail: Inside the walls of...

Author: James Phelps
ISBN: 9781460764138
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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

When Migrants Fail to Stay: New Histories on Departures and Migration

When Migrants Fail to Stay: New Histories on Departures...

Author: Dr Ruth Balint (University of New South Wales, Australia) ,  Joy Damousi (Australian Catholic University, Australia)
ISBN: 9781350351110
Format: Hardback
$170.00

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

The Antipodean Laboratory: Making Colonial Knowledge, 1770–1870

The Antipodean Laboratory: Making Colonial Knowledge,...

Author: Anna Johnston (University of Queensland)
ISBN: 9781009186902
Format: Hardback
$219.94

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

Hudson Fysh: The extraordinary life of the WWI hero who founded Qantas and gave Australia its wings from the popular award-winning journalist and author of BANJO, BANKS and MRS KELLY

Hudson Fysh: The extraordinary life of the WWI hero...

Author: Grantlee Kieza
ISBN: 9780733341540
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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

Killing for Country: A Family Story: Winner of the 2024 Indie Book of the Year Award

Killing for Country: A Family Story: Winner of the 2024...

Author: David Marr
ISBN: 9781760642730
Format: Paperback
$39.99

A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier wars  Read More >>

Australia's Most Infamous Criminals: Gripping stories of bold heists, clever scams and mysterious murders

Australia's Most Infamous Criminals: Gripping stories...

Author: Graham Seal
ISBN: 9781761069031
Format: Paperback
$34.99

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At the End of the River: The Coorong and Lower Lakes

At the End of the River: The Coorong and Lower Lakes...

Author: David Paton
ISBN: 9781921511660
Format: Hardback
$142.43

Beautifully presented and written by one of the Coorongs most knowledgeable ecologists, At the end of the River...  Read More >>

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