The Oxford companion to Australian history - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oxford companion to Australian history write by Graeme Davison. This book was released on 2003. The Oxford companion to Australian history available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The Oxford Companion to Australian History draws on the latest scholarship and covers people, institutions, and events that have shaped Australian society, politics and culture. There are entries on politicians, colonisers, visionaries, newspaper barons, industrialists, explorers, writers, artists, and scientists. There are numerous extended essays on key facets of the nation's life--political, social, cultural, scientific, military, and economic. Readers will find incisive entries on matters such as, art, capital punishment, gambling, language, literature, military history, republicanism, and reconciliation."--Publisher's description.
Oxford Companion to Australia History
Oxford Companion to Australia History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Oxford Companion to Australia History write by Graeme Davidson. This book was released on 1998. Oxford Companion to Australia History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore
The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore write by Gwenda Davey. This book was released on 1993. The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. One of the best ways to ascertain a nation's character is to examine its informal or unofficial culture - its folklore. Australians' sense of nationality is defined not merely in relation to the places they inhabit and the careers they pursue, but also via the slang and languages they speak, the jokes and yarns they exchange, the objects they make, the way they behave towards one another, and the games they play. As Australia approaches the centenary of Federation, it is timely that questions should be asked about the nature of the Australian identity in a changing, urbanized, multicultural society. The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore addresses these questions and illustrates the range and importance of Australia's folkloric heritage. Some of Australia's best-known writers, folklorists and academics have contributed articles to the Companion. Entries range from the descriptive (Gumleaf playing) to the analytical (Popular culture and folklore); from country halls to graffiti to archival preservation of audio tapes; from the bunyip to rebetika (Greek blues); from chain letters to patchwork quilts and Wagga rugs. Also included are biographies of notables in the folklore field, and short entries on myths and heroes such as Ned Kelly, Henry Lawson, 'The Wild Colonial Boy' and 'The Dog on the Tucker Box'. Many entries contain references for those wishing to read further on a particular topic, and an appendix supplies bibliographic guidance for researchers. Until recently, Australia was one of the few countries in the world that tended to disregard the collection, preservation, study and recognition of its folk heritage and its contemporary folklore. As well as being an invaluablereference for students, families and cultural historians, The Oxford Companion to Australian Folklore is a milestone in the scholarship of Australian folklore.
The Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens
The Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens write by Richard Aitken. This book was released on 2002. The Oxford Companion to Australian Gardens available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Australia has an enormously rich heritage of gardens and gardening and there has never before been a reference work of this scale with this diversity covering this wide-ranging subject. Ten years in the making, The (Oxford) Companion to Australian Gardens covers all aspects of Australiangardening from Aboriginal land management practices to modern garden design.Interest in gardening and garden design has increased over the last few years. The aim of the Companion is to further the understanding of gardens and gardening and provide a useful reference tool for anyone with an interest in gardens, landscape gardening, art, and architecture.With around 400 entries, the text covers topics such as designed landscapes, agriculture, architecture, art, botany, ecology, forestry, horticulture, landscape architecture, town planning, and viticulture.With the help of their team of over 200 expert contributors, Richard Aitken and Michael Looker have produced an authoritative and comprehensive reference work. The main text is lavishly illustrated and many of the illustrations have never before been published.This is a must-have reference work for anyone working in or studying garden design or landscape design, particularly those who have an international interest in the subject.
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History
The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History write by Peter Dennis. This book was released on 2008. The Oxford Companion to Australian Military History available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A major new edition of a comprehensive and authoritative reference, covering all aspects of Australian military history, matters and involvement in over 1200 entries.
