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  • From the Sheep's Back

    Commodities in Motion

    par John W Gates ...
    Collection series Commodities in Motion
    In 1807 a single bale of colonial wool sold in London for ten shillings and fourpence a pound. Within a century, wool was the foundation of the Australian economy, and the nation rode on the sheep's back.From the Sheep's Back tells the whole story: the Macassan trepang fleets that were Australia's first export trade; Macarthur's merinos; the squatters, convict and Chinese shepherds, cameleers and ... En savoir plus

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  • The Penguin History of New Zealand

    par Michael King ...
    This bestselling book by the late Michael King is the unchallenged contemporary reference on the history of New Zealand. First published in 2003 and hailed as a triumph of careful research, wide reading and judicious assessment, it has been continuously in print for 20 years and has sold over 300,000 copies. It remains the definitive, yet highly readable, starting-point for anybody wanting to ... En savoir plus

    13,99 €

  • The Lie of the Land

    Who Really Cares for the Countryside?

    par Guy Shrubsole ...
    WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2025A WATERSTONES AND GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF 2024'Both dynamite and medicine' AMY-JANE BEER'Timely and rousing' THE TIMES________________________________The lie of the land: that Britain’s landowners care for the countryside.Our landowning elite are paid billions of taxpayer pounds to be good s... ... En savoir plus

    Avant 21,76 € Après 7,79 €

  • The Winter Road

    A Story of Legacy, Land and a Killing at Croppa Creek

    par Kate Holden ...
    True crime writing at its finest, from the multi-award-winning, bestselling author of In My SkinWinner of the 2021 Walkley Book Award, 2022 NSW Premiers Literary Awards: Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-fiction, and 2022 Sisters in Crime Davitt Award (non-fiction).In July 2014, on a lonely road at twilight outside Croppa Creek, New South Wales, 80-year-old farmer Ian Turnbull took out a .22 and shot ... En savoir plus

    8,99 €

  • The Ferals that Ate Australia

    The fascinating history of feral animals and winner of a 2022 Whitley Award from the bestselling author of The Dogs that Made Australia

    par Guy Hull ...
    Dangerous predators and ravenous herbivores: the story of Australia's feral nightmareWinner of the 2022 Whitley Award, for a book about invasive species zoology.Isolation was once the impenetrable barrier that protected Australia and its unique fauna. But a little over two hundred years ago a foreign power took possession and brought with it the foreign animals that now dominate the country's ... En savoir plus

    11,99 €

  • A Shorter History of Australia

    par Geoffrey Blainey ...
    A broad, concise and inclusive vision of Australia and Australians by one our most renowned historians.After a lifetime of research and debate on Australian and international history, Geoffrey Blainey is well-placed to introduce us to the people who have played a part and to guide us through the events that have created the Australian identity: the mania for spectator sport; the suspicion of the ... En savoir plus

    10,99 €

  • A Short History of New Zealand

    par Gordon McLauchlan ...
    A new edition of the bestselling short history on New Zealand, updated to include the Helen Clark years, the rise of John Key, the Christchurch earthquakes and the 2011 Rugby World Cup! A lively and accessible history written by one of New Zealands most well-known commentators on matters past and present. Succinct and well referenced, this book is the most accessible introduction to New Zealand ... En savoir plus

    8,02 €

  • Let the Land Speak

    A history of Australia - how the land created our nation

    par Jackie French ...
    From one of our most respected and award-winning authors, Jackie French, comes a fascinating and fresh interpretation of Australian history, focusing on how the land itself, rather than social forces, has shaped the major events that led to modern Australia.to understand the present, you need to understand the past. to understand Australia's history, you need to look at how the land has shaped not ... En savoir plus

    10,99 €

  • Quarterly Essay 66 The Long Goodbye

    Coal, Coral and Australia's Climate Deadlock

    par Anna Krien ...
    Collection Livre 66 - Quarterly Essay
    The Great Barrier Reef is dying. Extreme weather is becoming all too familiar. Yet when it comes to action on climate change, division and paralysis rule the land.In this vivid, urgent essay, Anna Krien explores the psychology and politics of a warming world. She visits the frontlines of Australia’s climate wars – the Reef, the Galilee and Bowen basins, South Australia. She investigates the Adani ... En savoir plus

    6,99 €

  • Gum

    The story of eucalypts & their champions

    par Ashley Hay ...
    No matter where you look in Australia, you’re more than likely to see a eucalyptus tree. Scrawny or majestic, smooth as pearl or rough as guts, they have defined a continent for millennia, and shaped the possibilities and imaginations of those who live among them.Australia’s First Nations have long knowledge of the characters and abilities of the eucalypts. And as part of the disruption wrought by ... En savoir plus

    Avant 11,11 € Après 8,85 €

  • The Story of Australia’s People Vol. II

    The Rise and Rise of a New Australia

    par Geoffrey Blainey ...
    In Volume II of The Story of Australia's People, Geoffrey Blainey continues his account of the history of this country from the early Gold Rush to the present day, completing the story of our nation and its people.When Europeans crossed the world to plant a new society in an unknown land, traditional life for Australia's first inhabitants changed forever. For the new arrivals, Australia was a land ... En savoir plus

    29,34 €

  • What the Frack? Everything You Need to Know about Coal Seam Gas

    par Paddy Manning ...
    Australia has a new $60 billion-plus industry. Suddenly it seems, coal seam gas is being found everywhere: under homes, under farms, under forests. Communities across the country are up in arms and governments are scrambling to satisfy competing demands for affordable energy with protection of our land and water. Big oil and gas companies hope Australia will soon be the biggest liquid natural gas ... En savoir plus

    8,85 €