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VOLUME 1 (2009) ISSUE 1
What's New and what's coming next...
Title Showcase from CDU Press
CDU Press has a selection of new titles which cover a wide range of themes from Indigenous issues, to environmental impacts, to Australian social and political topics and women's stories.
Our Feature Title in this issue is Prepare for Impact! When People and Environment Collide in the Tropics. This chapter volume of papers edited by Natasha Stacey, Guy Boggs, Bruce Campbell and Will Steffen explores the challenges facing tropical regions in coming years. Find out more>>
A full list of recent and forthcoming titles from CDU Press are listed below with links to further information:
GIS Applications for Sustainable Development and Good Governance in Eastern Indonesia and Timor Leste
Rohan Fisher, Bronwyn Myers, Max Sanam and Vincent Tarus (eds)
ISBN 9781921576065 PB Aug 2009 Southeast Asia; Environment & NRM; Politics & Society; Health & Medicine $44.00
The high diversity of GIS applications in eastern Indonesia and Timor Leste is evident in the scope of papers included in this bilingual (English/ Indonesian) publication, ranging from land use to health services.
Social Capital and Social Justice: Critical Australian Perspectives
Geoffery Woolcock & Lenore Manderson (eds)
ISBN 9781921576089 PB Dec2009 Australia; Politics & Society $44.00
Social capital continues to be the subject of heated debate in social policy and social science arenas. This volume covers a wide slice of social and public policy challenges confronting contemporary Australia.
In Your Face: A Case Study in Post Multicultural Australia
Margot Ford
ISBN 9781921576058 PB Dec2009 Northern Australia; Indigenous Issues; Politics & Society $44.00
Australia has now gone beyond multiculturalism. The slow dismantling of the multicultural policy during the Howard years has been replaced with a policy of ‘social inclusion’ by the Labor government. How do these policy shifts affect Darwin, one of the most racially and ethnically diverse cities in Australia?
Prepare for Impact: When People and Environment Collide in the Tropics
Natasha Stacey, Guy Boggs, Bruce Campbell, Will Steffen (eds)
ISBN 9780980665017 PB Dec2009 $33.00
South East Asia and tropical Australia are undergoing major changes, which are likely to intensify in the next decade: booming economies, climate change, land cover transformations, human disease outbreaks, and more. In this volume, by leading researchers and policy makers reflect on the challenges to be faced.
Indigenous Issues in Australian Universities: Research, Teaching, Support
Jack Frawley, Marguerite Nolan, Nereda White (eds)
ISBN 9781921576072 PB Dec2009 Australia; Indigenous Issues; Teaching & Learning; Politics & Society $33.00
This collection of essays by both Indigenous and non-Indigenous scholars offers a range of perspectives on issues confronting Indigenous students, staff and Indigenous studies in Australian higher education. It is multidisciplinary covering topics including law, history, feminism, business, health and education as well as cultural awareness and safety.
Step by Step: Women of East Timor, Stories of Resistance and Survival
Jude Conway (comp.)
ISBN 9781921576096 PB Forthcoming Jan/Feb2010 Southeast Asia; Politics & Society; Biography $44.00
This compilation provides the opportunity for thirteen outspoken East Timorese women to tell their life stories: what it was like living in a Portuguese colony; how they were affected by the Indonesian invasion; what day to day life was like under the occupation or in the diaspora; how they contributed to the resistance; and how they have adapted to the stark contrast of independence.
Independent Nation: The Evolution of Australian Foreign Policy 1901-1946. Australia, the British Empire and the Origins of Australian-Indonesian Relations
Adam Henry
ISBN 9780980665000 PB Forthcoming Jan/Feb2010 Southeast Asia; History; Politics & Society $33.00
This book traces the evolution of Australian foreign policy from 1901 to 1946, as the nation emerged from the British Empire to display a new independence of thought as an independent nation. A particular focus is the origins of Australian relations with Indonesia, leading to the Australian government's support of Indonesian nationalists after the Second World War.
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