Historical Dictionary Of Sydney

Author : Arthur Emerson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 650 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015050701146

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Historical Dictionary of Sydney by Arthur Emerson Pdf

Sydney has for much of its history been regarded as a relative backwater. Australia was far removed from the center of the British Empire and the British Commonwealth. It was considered peripheral by Europe and by the United States, and somewhat of an anomaly by Asia. Recently this has all changed. Australia has become increasingly culturally and commercially oriented toward Asia and the 2000 Sydney Olympics has thrust the city into the international spotlight. This historical dictionary is not a guide book, but it provides an overall view of the city, its history, its culture, and it's people. There are historical and current sketches of major areas and geographic features and an overview of notable institutions and architectural works. The chronology is an excellent reference and overview. It also includes a broad and wide-ranging bibliography of literature.

Author : Norman Abjorensen,James C. Docherty
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781442245020

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Historical Dictionary of Australia by Norman Abjorensen,James C. Docherty Pdf

Australia’s development, from the most unpromising of beginnings as a British prison in 1788 to the prosperous liberal democracy of the present is as remarkable as is its success as a country of large-scale immigration. Since 1942 it has been a loyal ally of the United States and has demonstrated this loyalty by contributing troops to the war in Vietnam and by being part of the “coalition of the willing” in the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 and in operations in Afghanistan. In recent years, it has also been more willing to promote peace and democracy in its Pacific and Asian neighbors. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Australia covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 500 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Australia.

Author : J. C. Docherty
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:49015002845312

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Historical Dictionary of Australia by J. C. Docherty Pdf

Author : John Henniker Heaton
Publisher : Sydney [etc.] G. Robertson
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Australasia
ISBN : UCAL:$B566108

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Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time by John Henniker Heaton Pdf

Author : Mitchell Rolls,Murray Johnson
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781538134351

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Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines by Mitchell Rolls,Murray Johnson Pdf

The Aboriginal Australians first arrived on the continent at least 60,000 years ago, occupying and adapting to a range of environmental conditions—from tropical estuarine habitats, densely forested regions, open plains, and arid desert country to cold, mountainous, and often wet and snowy high country. Cultures adapted according to the different conditions and adapted again to environmental changes brought about by rising sea levels at the end of the last ice age. European colonization of the island continent in 1788 not only introduced diseases to which Aborigines had no immunity but also began an enduring and at times violent conflict over land and resources. Reconciliation between Aborigines and the settler population remains unresolved. This second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Australian Aborigines contains a chronology, an introduction, an extensive bibliography, and more than 300 cross-referenced entries on the politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture of the Aborigines. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the indigenous people of Australia.

Author : John Henniker Heaton
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1019566531

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Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time by John Henniker Heaton Pdf

This dictionary provides a comprehensive guide to the history of Australasia from 1542 to 1879. It includes detailed biographies of important figures in the region's history, as well as information on significant events and developments. This book is an essential reference work for anyone interested in the history of Australia and its neighboring countries. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Karina Aveyard,Albert Moran,Errol Vieth
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781538111277

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Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema by Karina Aveyard,Albert Moran,Errol Vieth Pdf

Filmmakers have honed their skills and many have achieved critical and popular success at home and abroad, as have actors and other crew. American filmmakers and companies have found it cheaper to make films in Australia because wages and salaries are lower, tax rebates have been attractive and the expertise in most areas of filmmaking is comparable to that of anywhere in the world. At the same time, Australian audiences still enjoy watching Australian films, making some of them profitable, even if this is a small profit when considered in Hollywood terms. New Zealand filmmakers, cast and crew have shown that they are equal to the world’s best in making films with international themes, while other films have shown that the world is interested in New Zealand narratives and settings. Increased support for Maori filmmakers and stories has had a significant impact on production levels and on the diversity of stories that now reach the screen. It has also helped create more viable career paths for those who continue to be based in their home country. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Australian and New Zealand Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on leading films as well as many directors, writers, actors and producers. It also covers early pioneers, film companies, genres and government bodies.

Author : Sydney Selvon
Publisher : Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015025218499

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Historical Dictionary of Mauritius by Sydney Selvon Pdf

A surprisingly successful tiny island-state in the Indian Ocean, Mauritius has a rich and startlingly complex history. Understanding the Mauritian experience_a peaceful multiethnic existence with exemplary democratic institutions on a 720-suare-mile island inhabited by more than one million people practicing all the great religions of the planet and coming from Asia, Europe, and Africa_could be useful elsewhere, especially in the Third World. A large bibliographical section will guide scholars and the general reader to further reading. This is an in-depth revision of Lindsay Riviere's 1982 edition.

Author : Kenneth J. Panton
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 767 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810875241

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Historical Dictionary of the British Empire by Kenneth J. Panton Pdf

For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth’s land surface and one-fifth of its population. Writers boasted that the sun never set on British possessions, which provided raw materials that, processed in British factories, could be re-exported as manufactured products to expanding colonial markets. The commercial and political might was not based on any grand strategic plan of territorial acquisition, however. The Empire grew piecemeal, shaped by the diplomatic, economic, and military circumstances of the times, and its speedy dismemberment in the mid-twentieth century was, similarly, a reaction to the realities of geopolitics in post-World War II conditions. Today the Empire has gone but it has left a legacy that remains of great significance in the modern world. The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Britain.

Author : James C. Docherty,Sjaak van der Velden
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780810879881

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Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor by James C. Docherty,Sjaak van der Velden Pdf

Organized labor is about the collective efforts of employees to improve their economic, social, and political position. It can be studied from many different points of view—historical, economic, sociological, or legal—but it is fundamentally about the struggle for human rights and social justice. As a rule, organized labor has tried to make the world a fairer place. Even though it has only ever covered a minority of employees in most countries, its effects on their political, economic, and social systems have been generally positive. History shows that when organized labor is repressed, the whole society suffers and is made less just. The Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor looks at the history of organized labor to see where it came from and where it has been. This is done through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, a glossary of terms, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on most countries, international as well as national labor organizations, major labor unions, leaders, and other aspects of organized labor such as changes in the composition of its membership. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about organized labor.

Author : J. C. Docherty
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
Page : 514 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0810849119

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Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor by J. C. Docherty Pdf

Thoroughly updated, this essential reference source introduces scholars to the study of organized labor on the international as well as national level. Contains 400 entries describing the labor movements in countries around the world, and the important people, organizations, ideas, and political parties involved in organized labor. Includes a summary list of past and present international labor leaders, lists of global union federations and the affiliated organizations of major national labor federations, and analytical lists of the membership of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions.

Author : Sjaak van der Velden
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781538134610

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Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor by Sjaak van der Velden Pdf

From the start of its existence organized labor has been the voice of workers to improve their economic, social, and political positions. Beginning with small and very often illegal groups of involved workers it grew to the million member organizations that now exist around the globe. It is studied from many different perspectives – historical, economic, sociological, and legal – but it fundamentally involves the struggle for workers’ rights, human rights and social justice. In an often hostile environment, organized labor has tried to make the world a fairer place. Even though it has only ever covered a minority of employees in most countries, its effects on their political, economic, and social systems have been generally positive. Despite growing repression of organized labor in recent years, membership numbers are still growing for the benefit of all employees, including the non-members. Historical Dictionary of Organized Labor: Fourth Edition makes the history of this important feature of life easily accessible. The reader is guided through a chronology, an introductory essay, 600 entries on the subject, appendixes with statistical material, and an extensive bibliography including Internet sites. This book gives a thorough introduction into past and present for historians, economists, sociologists, journalists, activists, labor union leaders, and anyone interested in the development of this important issue.

Author : Brij V. Lal
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780810879027

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Historical Dictionary of Fiji by Brij V. Lal Pdf

This book is the first concise account of the history of the Fiji islands from the beginning of human settlement to the early years of the 21st century. Its primary focus is on the period since the advent of colonial rule in the late 19th century to the present, benefiting from the author’s internationally acknowledged expertise as a scholar and writer on the Fijian past. Besides factual information, the book also offers a scholarly assessment of the people and events which have shaped Fiji’s history. The Historical Dictionary of Fiji contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 300 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Fiji.

Author : John Henniker HEATON
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1163789492

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Australian Dictionary of Dates and Men of the Time by John Henniker HEATON Pdf

Author : Gino Moliterno
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 751 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781538119488

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Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema by Gino Moliterno Pdf

Italian cinema is now regarded as one of the great cinemas of the world. Historically, however, its fortunes have varied. Following a brief moment of glory in the early silent era, Italian cinema appeared to descend almost into irrelevance in the early1920s. A strong revival of the industry which gathered pace during the 1930s was abruptly truncated by the advent of World War II. The end of the war, however, initiated a renewal as films such as Roma città aperta (Rome Open City), Sciuscià (Shoeshine, 1946), and Ladri di biciclette (Bicycle Thieves, 1948), flagbearers of what soon came to be known as Neorealism, attracted unprecedented international acclaim and a reputation that only continued to grow in the following years as Italian films were feted worldwide. Ironically, they were celebrated nowhere more than in the United States, where Italian films consistently garnered the lion's share of the Oscars, with Lina Wertmüller becoming the first woman to ever be nominated for the Best Director award. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Italian Cinema contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced entries on major movements, directors, actors, actresses, film genres, producers, industry organizations and key films. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Italian Cinema.