{"title":"History","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"world-history-volume-1-people-and-their-gods-to-the-seventeen-seventies-by-robert-pascoe","title":"World History, Volume 1 : People and Their Gods, to the Seventeen-Seventies by Robert Pascoe","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorld History, Volume 1 : People and Their Gods, to the Seventeen-Seventies by Robert Pascoe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecond Edition\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9781925501841\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith assistance from Peter R. Hancock \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRetail Price: $39.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback, 424 Pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished in March 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWorld History is both the story of humankind and an introduction to the discipline of History. This book (in two volumes) will not only give you the greater confidence in understanding, organising and revising your content knowledge of World History, but will also introduce you to the techniques used by historians to analyse and explain the past. History demands a specific set of techniques and a mode of thinking. Any history book or article that you read began life as the application of these techniques to a body of evidence, known as ‘primary sources’. Each unit here is accompanied by one or more relevant primary sources, as well as suggestions of books, articles and websites for further reading, and places to visit.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRobert Pascoe is Dean Laureate and a Professor of History at Victoria University, Melbourne.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49721981403424,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/54329225.jpg?v=1734415516"},{"product_id":"submarine-the-australian-submarine-service-in-history-by-paul-davidson","title":"Submarine! The Australian Submarine Service in History by Paul Davidson","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubmarine! The Australian Submarine Service in History by Paul Davidson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Davidson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFebruary 2024 release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardback, 234 pages, $49.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 9781922815910\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCommander Paul Davidson is not a submariner himself, but through detailed research, wide reading, and lengthy discussions with current and former submarine commanding officers, he has written a most comprehensive and interesting account of the capabilities and utilization of the submarine as both a tactical and strategic weapon over the past 100 years. His book gives the reader a unique insight into the world of the undersea warrior.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Commodore Michael Dunne AM RAN Retd.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book presents a comprehensive exploration of the Australian submarine service within the broader context of global submarine warfare history. Delving into extensive research and literature, it meticulously traces the evolution and operational trajectory of submarines, spanning from their rudimentary forms a century ago to their pivotal roles in both World Wars, the Cold War era, and the contemporary proliferation of conventional and nuclear-powered submarines across various naval fleets worldwide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA focal point of analysis is the in-depth examination of the renowned ‘Perisher’ course, illuminating the training regimen for submarine commanders. Through insightful interviews with multiple Australian captains, the book extracts valuable lessons on effective leadership that transcend maritime warfare.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThroughout its narrative, the book interweaves historical anecdotes highlighting the formidable potency of submarines as formidable instruments of war, capable of serving as deterrents and, if necessary, as destructive forces. Consequently, it provides a timely and pertinent overview of the burgeoning significance of submarines within the landscape of international naval conflicts.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaul Davidson did national service as an Air Force officer in the Vietnam War era, before spending 15 years as a clinical psychologist in Australia and New Zealand, and 30 years as a university business educator, including six years teaching in the Royal Australian Naval Staff College at HMAS Penguin. More recently he served as a naval officer in the Submarine branch and instructor in the Australian Defence College, and in naval strategy. He published academic papers and widely recommended books in the field of Management, Human Resource Management, and Project Management. Now, he has brought his scholarship to bear as an amateur naval historian, in writing about Australian Submarines and their place in the history of naval warfare.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49724202189088,"sku":"","price":49.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/SubmarineCover.jpg?v=1734477028"},{"product_id":"with-the-turks-in-palestine-by-alexander-aaronsohn","title":"With the Turks in Palestine by Alexander Aaronsohn","description":"\u003cp class=\"HeadingBook\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith the Turks in Palestine by Alexander Aaronsohn\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Author\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eEdited by Robert Pascoe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Author\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eHistory Matters Series No. 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e:  Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages\u003c\/span\u003e:  115 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e:  9781925501520\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eJews and Arabs on the frontier of the Ottoman Empire: The days when the world of Palestine was wide:‘ [We] had tears in our eyes when we saw those\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003efleet, daring horsemen into whom our young trouser-salesmen can be transformed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eHedad! they cried, and dashed away cross-country on their little Arab horses. They reminded me of the Far-West cowboys of the American plains…’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e(Theodor Herzl, Diaries, 29 October 1898)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eIn this, the centenary year of the 1917 Balfour Declaration, in which the British promised the world’s Jews ‘a national homeland’, it is important to recall what Palestine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ethen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ewas, and might one day be again: a ‘magically benign’ place.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eFrom the foreword:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThis pithy 18,000-word book, unashamedly propagandistic, began life as a pair of \u003cem\u003eAtlantic Monthly \u003c\/em\u003earticles published in New York in July and August 1916, during the middle year of the Great War. The United States was still neutral in this War. The Western Front was a bloody quagmire, with neither side able to press an advantage. And the Ottomans were squaring off against the British in Palestine. The original title for this pair of articles was ‘Saïfna Ahmar, Ya Sultan!’, a traditional Turkish war-cry which literally translates as, ‘Our swords are red, O Sultan!’ It is an ironic reference, as the text is an indictment of the Ottoman leadership in the war, fighting on four fronts, and its government of Palestine, then a backwater of the Empire. Of course, the Sultan had lost his power during the Young Turks revolt of 1909, and the Empire had been at war since\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e1912,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ewhen it lost the Balkans.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eIn 1915 the Ottoman authorities had unleashed the massacre of the Christian Armenians for fear of them being a fifth-column in their war against the Russians. But the main purpose of this small book was to bring the plight of the Palestinian Jews to the attention of the American reading public. At the time, the Holy Land was no more than an exotic travel destination....\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49724350398752,"sku":"","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Turks.jpg?v=1734479294"},{"product_id":"queensland-s-contribution-to-the-development-of-british-new-guinea-by-paul-dillon","title":"Queensland’s Contribution to the Development of British New Guinea by Paul Dillon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQueensland’s Contribution to the Development of British New Guinea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Dillon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Geoffrey Blainey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 180 pages, $29.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781922815880\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelease Date: Christmas 2023 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDillon’s latest book investigates, with keen attention to detail, colonial Queensland’s role in the development of British New Guinea. It reveals the rising importance of Torres Strait and its international steamship traffic, the contest with Germany in 1883 for the easterly or non-Dutch portion of New Guinea and the attractive islands of New Britain and New Ireland. Without the determination of Queensland, Britain would never have set up a government house at Port Moresby in 1888. Dillon reminds us that, in the eyes of some major politicians, the nearer parts of New Guinea were almost as essential as Tasmania. In essence, “New Guinea and the adjacent groups of Pacific Islands must form part of the future Australian nation.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIt is especially Dillon’s skill in weighing evidence, and in cross-examining long-dead witnesses, that makes him a historian worth reading. That he ventures into new territory is a bonus.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-- Geoffrey Blainey, from the Foreword.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaul Dillon is a Sunshine Coast based author of Frederick Walker, Commandant of the Native Police and many other titles. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Australian National University. Paul joined the Commonwealth Public Service in 1965. On 23 May 1986, he was called to the Bar of New South Wales and practised as a barrister in the Criminal Division of the superior courts of Queensland as counsel for the defence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49724853453088,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/s-l960.jpg?v=1734491103"},{"product_id":"checks-and-balances-press-freedom-and-an-independent-judiciary-by-the-rule-of-law-education-centre","title":"Checks and Balances : Press Freedom and an Independent Judiciary by the Rule of Law Education Centre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChecks and Balances: Press Freedom and an Independent Judiciary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRule of Law Education Centre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 40 pages, colour pictures throughout. $19.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 9781923224179\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow the establishment of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and a free press provided essential checks on the power of the Governor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChecks and Balances: Press Freedom and an Independent Judiciary chronicles the pivotal establishment of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the birth of a free press.  During the time of Governor Darling, Justice Forbes lays the groundwork for Australia's enduring separation of powers. This illuminating narrative underscores the indispensability of an independent judiciary and a vigilant press in safeguarding individual liberties. With poignant illustrations, it celebrates the rule of law's timeless promise—a shield against tyranny, ensuring equity for all. A must-read for families cherishing the pillars of justice, press freedom, and the rule of law.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Forbes’ ability to remain judicially independent and impartial despite constant pressure from Governor Darling set the foundation for the separation of powers in Australia. These checks and balances of an independent judiciary and freedom of the press have since become an established part of Australian life. The rule of law with checks and balances on those in power, is a wonderful protection of individual rights and freedoms to this day.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49724891398432,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Check.jpg?v=1734493837"},{"product_id":"unity-in-autonomy-a-federal-history-of-the-founding-of-the-liberal-party-edited-by-zachary-gorman","title":"Unity in Autonomy : A Federal History of the Founding of the Liberal Party edited by Zachary Gorman","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnity in Autonomy : A Federal History of the Founding of the Liberal Party edited by Zachary Gorman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003eHardback, 364 pages, $59.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003eISBN: 9781923224414\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003eSeptember 2024 Release\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003eA Jeparit Book (Connor Court Publishing and The Robert Menzies Institute)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003eAustralian liberalism is the nation’s oldest political tradition, yet its belief in freedom of thought and action has often inhibited its adherents from joining together in common purpose.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003eResolving this dilemma was the task which lay before Robert Menzies and the varied supporters of the liberal cause in the wake of the disastrous 1943 federal election wipeout. Their solution was Unity in Autonomy - a new party with a clear ‘philosophy’ to inspire and unite people behind the principles of freedom, opportunity, enterprise and individual dignity, combined with the autonomy of state divisions to organise and articulate liberalism in their own way. This landmark history of the founding of the Liberal Party is the first to explore the party’s pervasive federalism, and how forging a structure that can uphold core principles while accommodating local differences, has helped the party long outlive its centre-right predecessors.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChapters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction – Zachary Gorman\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. A Party with a Philosophy – David Kemp AC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Organisational Federalism – Andrew Kemp\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Founding The Liberal Party of Australia: How Women Made A Difference – Anne Henderson AM\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. ‘Bold We Brag’: The New South Wales Division – Zachary Gorman\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e5. The Origins and Early Years of the Victorian Liberals – Stephen Wilks\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e6. Queensland Liberalism: The Queensland People’s Party 1943–49 - Lyndon Megarrity\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e7. South Australia’s Liberal and Country League in the Formation of the Liberal Party of Australia – Baden Teague\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e8. The Wild West: Formation of the Liberal Party of Western Australia – Sherry Sufi\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e9. Conservative Arcadia: Non-Labor Parties in Tasmania 1903 to 1950 – Stefan Petrow\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e10. The Australian Capital Territory: Liberalism’s furthest frontier – Gary Humphries AO\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e11. The Liberals Up North – Shane Stone AC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e12. The Country Party, the foundation of the Liberal Party, and the birth of the modern Liberal-Nationals Coalition - John Anderson AC and Terry Barnes\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementToProof\"\u003eDr Zachary Gorman is the Historian and Research Manager for the Robert Menzies Institute at the University of Melbourne. An expert on the history of Australian liberalism, he has authored or edited eight books covering figures like Robert Menzies, George Reid, Joseph Cook, Joseph Carruthers and William Wentworth.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49733891227936,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/unitycoverGorman-newlowres.jpg?v=1734926764"},{"product_id":"the-lost-parcel-by-rule-of-law-education-centre","title":"The Lost Parcel by Rule of Law Education Centre","description":"\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe Lost Parcel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eop\"\u003e by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eop\"\u003eRule of Law Education Centre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eop\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003ePaperback, full-colour, 32 pages, $19.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003eISBN 9781922815484\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003eRelease May 2023\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003eAges 12-17\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eA captivating true story of a convict couple, Henry and Susannah Kable and the disappearance of their parcel of belongings on their journey on the First Fleet. The story culminates in the first civil case in New South Wales, where this poor convict couple sued the mighty ship’s captain for their lost parcel and won! Setting the democratic foundations of our nation today that the law must be applied equally and fairly to all, and people should have equal access to the protections provided by the law.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eop\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eA beautifully illustrated and well-researched picture book that uses source documents such as letters, transcripts and newspaper articles. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eAligned with the Australian Curriculum Civics and Citizenship strand, this storybook is for families and schools to help understand the principles of justice, fairness, equality and the rule of law.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"normaltextrun\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWritten by the team at Rule of Law Education Centre, an independent, non-partisan and non-political not-for-profit formed to promote and protect the rule of law in Australia.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eop\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49760220774688,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/parcel.jpg?v=1735861308"},{"product_id":"menzies-vs-evatt-the-great-rivalry-of-australian-politics-by-anne-henderson","title":"Menzies vs Evatt : The Great Rivalry of Australian Politics by Anne Henderson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMenzies vs Evatt : The Great Rivalry of Australian Politics by Anne Henderson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Paul Kelly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 236 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMid-July 2023 Release\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$34.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781922815606\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating story of a personal rivalry that shaped Australian politics.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- Professor Geoffrey Blainey AC\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMenzies and Evatt are painted in their strengths and flaws, with their shared endeavours and their irreconcilable differences and with their competing views of Australia and the world. Anne Henderson’s account is fresh and compelling, a study in the triumphs, tribulations and tragedies that are the nature of politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e– Dr Paul Kelly, Editor-at-Large, The Australian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLiberal Party founder and long-serving prime minister Robert (Bob) Menzies along with Labor foreign minister and attorney-general Bert (the Doc) Evatt were two of the biggest names in 20th century Australian politics. The former led his party to election victories, the latter to defeats. Menzies and Evatt were born in 1894. Both men, from relatively modest backgrounds, were brilliant students who starred at law before entering the Commonwealth Parliament.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the early 1940s to the early 1960s, they took different sides on such issues as bank nationalisation, the attempt to ban the Communist Party and the Petrov affair – ideological disagreements which co-existed with mutual distrust and personal rivalries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnne Henderson was educated at Melbourne University and is deputy director of The Sydney Institute – a forum for debate and discussion which enjoys good relations with both sides of Australian politics. She is the editor of The Sydney Papers Online and one of Australia’s leading biographers with studies on Dame Enid Lyons and former prime minister Joseph Lyons along with books on immigration and women in politics. Anne Henderson’s Menzies at War was short-listed for the Prime Minister’s Prize for Australian History in 2015 and she appeared in the ABC TV documentary Howard on Menzies: Building Modern Australia (2016) and Foxtel’s The Menzies Years hosted by John Howard (2022)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49762802237728,"sku":"","price":34.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/MvsE.jpg?v=1735948718"},{"product_id":"the-murder-of-john-francis-dowling-and-the-massacre-of-300-aborigines-by-paul-dillon","title":"The Murder of John Francis Dowling and the Massacre of 300 Aborigines by Paul Dillon","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Murder of John Francis Dowling and the Massacre of 300 Aborigines by Paul Dillon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 9781925826500\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 124 pages, $29.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe molehills of history are often swept aside and return quickly to the dust from which they were made. Sometimes they grow into monumental mountains of historical significance and everyone even the uninformed hums a tune about it. John Francis Dowling rode out on his trusty steed from the Paroo with his black pilot beside him hoping to make a line to Mt Murchison Station on the Darling. The country was dry and drought had set in. What did he have to fear, only fear itself? He was a bushman. The sun rose gently from the east, southward was his bearing. The morning was cool and all seemed fair and still. Onwards they went and on the fourth day he wrote his log up only to say the blacks could tell him \"no more about the springs.\" He was lost. He never returned. Dowling was found murdered by the blacks. His trusty guide in a moment of madness struck him about his head and crushed his skull and then decamped. How many times must this situation have repeated itself during the early settlement of Australia, no one knows? Arising out of this small tragedy, 300 Aborigines were said to have been massacred by the whites.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is an attempt to tell that story as best one can with the information that still exists. It’s a simple story but the problem nowadays is by what yard stick should it be told. Should we see it as the loss of a pioneer attempting to settle the Australian outback, attempting to advance Australia. Or is the real story the relentless march of the white man’s livestock trampling the flora and fauna and encroaching on koori country. Who should come first the wool or the environment? John Dowling had a job to do. He never expected to be killed in carrying out the ambitions and aspirations of the white citizens of Queensland.  On the other hand, the intrusion of foreign squatters onto the fields and streams of the outback has left a lasting trail of regret in the minds of some.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49762825175328,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/550x780.jpg?v=1735950229"},{"product_id":"the-history-of-beche-de-mer-fishing-in-queensland-waters-and-adjacent-islands-by-paul-dillon","title":"The History of Bêche-de-mer Fishing in Queensland Waters and Adjacent Islands by Paul Dillon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe History of Bêche-de-mer Fishing in Queensland Waters and Adjacent Islands by Paul Dillon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 160 pages, $34.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781922815415\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBêche-de-mer is an edible sea creature used to make soup. These primitive sea creatures are a popular food in several Asian cultures, especially Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese cuisines. During the colonial period of Queensland’s history, Aboriginals were employed to harvest the animals at low tide amongst the coral reefs of Torres Strait and the Great Barrier Reef. Many hands were required to hunt the exposed reefs and shoals, to wade the rock pools and dive the shallow waters of the fringing reefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a day of harvesting the animals, the work parties would return to the employer’s bêche-de-mer station, located on the nearest island, and begin the equally labour-intensive process of bringing the product to a marketable condition so that it might be sold in Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese island work camps or “sit-down country” proved to be locations of dissatisfaction where the Aboriginal workforce would, it appears, acutely experience or develop an intense feeling of isolation and disgruntlement through pining and fretting for their tribal country. Consequently, the imperative to return to their tribal haunts and habitats, drove them on occasion to steal vessels and even to murder their overseers. Employing Aboriginals or Binghis, as they were known, proved to be a challenging task knowing that their unpredictability might at any time lead to an outburst of violence, which would not only terminate the contract of labour but also the life of the employer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49762866987296,"sku":"","price":34.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Dillon.jpg?v=1735952332"},{"product_id":"zionism-the-concise-history-by-alex-ryvchin","title":"Zionism : the concise history by Alex Ryvchin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZionism : the concise history by Alex Ryvchin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 250 pages, $29.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781925826586\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelease Date: October 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of Zionism, the Jewish movement of national liberation that led to the founding of modern Israel, is animated by leaders possessed with rare vision and political genius. It is also a story of tragedy, false dawns and suffering on an incomprehensible scale. Above all, it is a story without precedent, that saw an ancient, scattered, persecuted people who had limped from one disaster to the next, achieving a return to freedom in the lands of their ancestors nearly two millennia after their exile. In this extraordinary feat of narrative history, Alex Ryvchin tells the gripping story of Zionism, a movement that has become one of the most controversial and least understood political concepts of our time, one that remains central to modern Jewish identity and to war and peace in the Middle East.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“A fast-paced and unflinching history from a master writer. Ryvchin brilliantly chronicles the unbreakable 3,000-year-old bond between the Jewish people and the land of Zion and tells the story powerfully and definitively. A wonderful contribution to Jewish history.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-Senator Linda Frum\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Alex Ryvchin has written a clear, readable chronicle of Zionism that skillfully places the case for Israel in its true historical context.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e- John Howard OM  AC, Former Prime Minister of Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlex Ryvchin is the co-Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and is a writer, speaker and commentator on the Arab-Israeli conflict, international affairs, antisemitism and the Holocaust, and religion and identity. His first book is the internationally acclaimed, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Israel Agenda - Inside the Political War on the Jewish State.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEndorsements:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“The clarity of Ryvchin’s storytelling captures the essence of Zionism and explains the Jewish desire to return home in a manner that will fascinate, educate and inspire.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Isaac Herzog, Chairman of the Jewish Agency\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“This important book should be read by all Zionists who need intellectual and historical ammunition to fight against anti-Zionists and by all who question Zionism out of ignorance or misguided political correctness.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAlan Dershowitz\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Alex Ryvchin’s modern, scholarly, eminently readable, and fair history of Zionism is so important. It should persuade any objective reader of the decency and even nobility of the world’s oldest national movement, Zionism. Anyone who wants to understand Zionism should begin here.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eDennis Prager\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“A must-read for anyone wishing to understand a movement that has somehow become a dirty word. It not only expertly charts the history of Zionism, but demonstrates why its counter movement is steeped in antisemitism. This book is brilliant.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eCaroline Marcus, Sky News\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“A compelling and contextualized history of the ancient idea that became one of the most successful revolutions of modern times.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSteve Ganot, Israel Hayom\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“In our time, someone like Alex Ryvchin shouldn’t be possible. His is a narrative voice that is at once searingly truthful, self-critical, inflected with moments of unspeakable tenderness, bordering on poetry, and blessedly free of the acrimony that pollutes so many sites of public disagreement. Few other voices could have told the story of Zionism that he tells here: in part, an account of the egregious inhospitality that has greeted Jews throughout the world, an historical ‘never-at-home-ness’ that made their diabolical displacement in the Shoah possible; in part, a testimony of unfailing hopefulness and political genius, animated by Ryvchin’s distinctive moral energy that never descends into cant or hagiographic naïveté.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eScott Stephens, ABC\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“The global anti-Israel campaign would like to make ‘Zionism” a swear word. Alex Ryvchin’s clear and compelling narrative restores to the word its proper nobility. He tells the story of a popular social movement that secured the universal democratic right of the Jewish people to national self-determination; a political movement that secured a refuge state in a world of antisemitism run wild; and a cultural movement that secured the spiritual and linguistic rebirth of the Jewish people in the land of its birth, a chapter in human affairs that still has the capacity to astonish.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eProfessor Alan Johnson, editor of\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFathom: for a deeper understanding of Israel and the region\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“A comprehensive, accessible history of Zionism that stretches from the period of exile under the Romans to the creation of Israel. Alex Ryvchin has distilled a complex movement to its essentials to provide audiences with an understanding of how Zionism came to be and why it was essential.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSeth Frantzman,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJerusalem Post\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“A clear and beautifully written history of the Jewish national liberation movement.  Ryvchin’s book is essential reading.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJosh Hammer,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Wire\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49762882879776,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/OIP.jpg?v=1735953174"},{"product_id":"fraser-island-massacre-vrai-ou-faux-by-paul-dillon","title":"Fraser Island Massacre : Vrai ou Faux by Paul Dillon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFraser Island Massacre : Vrai ou Faux by Paul Dillon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 234 pages, $39.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApril 2022 Release\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781922449108\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMr. Paul Dillon, a Sunshine Coast author of several books on Queensland history has written another straight-talking, straight-shooting book about the Wide Bay frontier during colonial times:\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFraser Island Massacre Vrai \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eou Faux.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCaptain Cook called it the Great Sandy Island; the locals called it Fraser Island; now the Queensland Labor government calls it K’gari. It’s the place to be when you need a secluded, tranquil haven set among hundred year- old gum trees, palms, ferns, exotic plants, and mysterious lakes and waterways. It’s the place to be if you want to catch a fish or two, or see a dingo in the raw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA group has arisen that claim to be the long-lost tribes and clans of Fraser Island. To that end, they have persuaded the Queensland Labor government to acknowledge their existence and in turn their heredity rights. Accordingly, the Queensland Labor government consented to a grant of native title known as QCD2014\/015 - Butchulla People #2 over Fraser Island and recently re-named the area as K’gari.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn making that claim the clans have felt it necessary to impeach and defame the forbearers and pioneers of another group of citizens. Whether it was necessary to adopt that approach is another matter. However, in doing so it extended to the offended party the right to at least examine the material put forward by the claimants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut massacre there was none. This book by Paul Dillon is a forensic audit of the modern-day propaganda that has grown up around the politics involved in bringing into existence the political identity known as K’gari.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49762913288480,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/9781922449108.jpg?v=1735954575"},{"product_id":"the-heidelberg-mission-and-st-john-the-evangelist-by-kevin-andrews-historic-churches","title":"The Heidelberg Mission and St John the Evangelist by Kevin Andrews (Historic Churches)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Heidelberg Mission and St John the Evangelist by Kevin Andrews (Historic Churches)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Most Rev Peter A Comensoli\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistoric Churches Series, No. 1. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 124 pages, $24.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN:  9781923224490\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first census in 1836 of the region we now know as Victoria, revealed fourteen Catholics in the small village on the Yarra, who were meeting to say the Rosary in a cottage. Within three years a temporary Catholic Church had been built, being replaced by the original St Francis church in 1841. As Melbourne expanded, the Church established ‘Missions’ in the outlying rural areas of the new settlement, first at Coburg and then at Heidelberg in 1848.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book continues this remarkable story and picks up the particular history of the Heidelberg Mission and its first Parish, St John the Evangelist. From this humble beginning sprang the network of Catholic Churches and parishes throughout what is now the eastern half of metropolitan Melbourne.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Heidelberg Mission and the parish of St John the Evangelist is a fitting subject for the first monograph in a series about historic Australian churches. -- From the Foreword by Most Rev Peter A. Comensoli, Archbishop of Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKevin Andrews is a former Australian parliamentarian and cabinet minister, serving the electorate of Menzies in the House of Representatives for 31 years. He and his wife, Margaret have been parishioners at St John the Evangelist, Heidelberg for four decades.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49767562346784,"sku":"","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Churches1.jpg?v=1736117187"},{"product_id":"the-italian-expatriate-vote-in-australia-democratic-right-democratic-wrong-or-political-opportunism-by-bruno-mascitelli-and-simone-battiston","title":"The Italian Expatriate Vote­ in Australia : Democratic Right, Democratic Wrong or Political Opportunism? by Bruno Mascitelli and Simone Battiston","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"b-product-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"platform-container xs-small-d-none\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"b-product-info__field\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Italian Expatriate Vote­ in Australia : Democratic Right, Democratic Wrong or Political Opportunism? by Bruno Mascitelli and Simone Battiston\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"b-product-info__field\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"b-product-info__value\"\u003ePaperback, 290 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"b-product-info__field\"\u003ePublished 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"b-product-info__value\"\u003eAustralia, 30 September 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"b-product-info__value\"\u003e$39.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"b-product-info__value\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"b-product-info__value\"\u003eISBN 9781921421099\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"b-product-info__value\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"xs-small-d-none\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"b-product-info__description\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"product-info__description\"\u003eIn the 2006 elections, the Italian expatriate vote helped provide the centre-left coalition led by Romano Prodi a slender but winning majority. Italian expatriates in Australia voted by post and for the first time elected their two representatives in the Italian Parliament. This book explores and analyses the divergent views of the Italian expatriate vote, which for some is a democratic right, for others a democratic wrong, and others again political opportunism. This study is based on fresh data and literature, opinions and comments gathered from eligible voters as well as players and practitioners in the field of migrant politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49767631323424,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/VOTE.jpg?v=1736121474"},{"product_id":"memoirs-of-the-fourth-crusade-and-the-conquest-of-constantinople-by-geoffrey-de-villehardouin","title":"Memoirs of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople by Geoffrey de Villehardouin","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMemoirs of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople by Geoffrey de Villehardouin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHistory Matters Series No.3. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback, 180 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e$24.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN 9781925826449\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWhy read an interpretation of a historical event when you can read an eye-witness account. The History Matters series bypasses secondary sources to give you the primary source to start your historical inquiry.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe fourth crusade is a highly contentious episode in the history of the crusades. It was here that the Latin-led crusaders turned on their own resulting in the attack on Constantinople, home of the Greek and Eastern Christians which ultimately led to the schism between the Greek and Latin churches. Originally written in French, not Latin, this eye-witness memoir by one of the crusaders is a must-read if one wants to get into the real history of the fourth crusade.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49771033329952,"sku":"","price":24.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/777x1200.jpg?v=1736206352"},{"product_id":"woke-capitalism-and-the-power-of-ideas-by-rick-brown-with-contribution-from-robbie-katter-connor-court-quarterly","title":"Woke Capitalism and the Power of Ideas by Rick Brown with contribution from Robbie Katter (Connor Court Quarterly)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWoke Capitalism and the Power of Ideas by Rick Brown with contribution from Robbie Katter (Connor Court Quarterly)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConnor Court Quarterly 16\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 100 pages, $19.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781922815736\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeptember 2023 Release\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Rousseau to the World Economic Forum: Woke Capitalism and the Power of Ideas\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRick Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Voice – Beware the Shiny Bauble\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Katter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the political emergence of Donald Trump and the successful referendum in the United Kingdom on leaving the European Union, there has been a focus on the deep-seated divisions within Western societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first sign of this phenomenon occurred in Australia in 1999 with the referendum on a republic. The results could not be explained in terms of party allegiance or ideological terms such as Left or Right.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather the best explanation is postcodes - the majority of voters in the inner, metropolitan suburbs voted yes and the majority of voters in the outer, metropolitan suburbs and the regional areas voted no.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt appears that similar analyses could be undertaken elsewhere. Wall Street, Silicon Valley and the northern parts of the east and west coasts oppose Mr. Trump with venom. His support is in the South and mid-West.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA similar intensity of feeling recently has manifested itself with respect to Nigel Farage, to whom ‘The City’ attributes responsibility for the Brexit result. Again, Brexit was a case of City’s supporting the European Union and London’s outer suburbs and cities such as Birmingham and Manchester opposing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSupport for Marine Le Pen now has spread, but for many years it was centred in the north of France. And so it goes on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe influence of the élites and their born-to-dictate mindset is now in our faces. This reinforces the depth of the gulf between the élites and to use Hiliary Clinton’s famous term ‘the deplorables’.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSociety is being forced to accept what were not-so-long-ago radical ideas as normal and sensitive: gay marriage; transsexual people are entitled to play women’s sport at an élite level and use women’s bathrooms; there are more than 70 genders; teenagers ought to be able to change their sex if they feel like it; humans are destroying the earth which will cease to exist as we know it unless we take drastic action now.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese developments also provoke thought about whether the élites have re-emerged, never really gone away, or changed. Is the gulf between the élites and the masses wider than it used to be? After all, universal adult suffrage was supposed to deliver an egalitarian society. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRick Brown seeks to grapple not only with what is happening but also why and how we got to where we are? He thinks that political parties are not the explanation for what is happening and are not the primary vehicle through which these challenges can be addressed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRather he is attracted to John Meynard Keynes observation that ‘the power of vested interest is vastly exaggerated when compared with the gradual encroachment of ideas’, Brown’s prisms are the foundations of the ideas which drive society today, the transmission of those ideas and the rise of the current attitudes of the élites towards ‘the deplorables’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis analysis is based on the proposition that what we are seeing now did not happen overnight and so in part, his essay is a history of the modern evolution of ideas and their transmission.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis story about the foundations of the ideas that drive the cultures of the inner metropolitan suburbs and outer suburbs takes us back more than 200 years to John Jacques Rousseau, who the late Sir Roger Scruton described as ‘the first and greatest of the liberal reformers whose impact on modern culture and modern politics has been equalled by no other thinker of the Enlightenment’. It also involves a M. Rousseau contemporary Edmund Burke, the founder of conservatism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe transmission of these ideas he credits to the creator of cultural hegemony and Communist theoretician Antonio Gramsci, whose ideas and strategy have been sloganised as ‘the long march through the institutions’.\u003cbr\u003eHe also focuses on the dictatorial mindset of today’s élites which is different from their recent predecessors and turns to the attitudes of America’s founders who set out to prevent the creation of a fully democratic society and, at one level, to retain real power in the hands of their class.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo complete the picture, he turns a spotlight on Klaus Schwab, the owner of the World Economic Forum, who has persuaded the global business élite to impose management ‘dictatorship’ through a concept called ‘stakeholder management’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobbie Katter is a third consecutive generation politician. If, as expected, he is re-elected next year, a Katter will have represented a part of North Queensland for 60 consecutive years. During all that time, the Katters have been vocal and active supporters of Aboriginal people and their advancement. Robbie’s grandfather ended segregation in Cloncurry in the 1960s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRobbie opposes ‘The Voice’. His essay is a case of the issues canvassed in Rick Brown’s essay: people in the inner metropolitan suburbs in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra, including middle-class Aboriginals, pontificating about the best interests of Aboriginals in regional and rural Australia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe argues that if the ‘The Voice’ were passed it would not improve the circumstances, opportunities or lifestyles of the Aboriginals with whom he interacts on a daily basis. In fact, he said he could be counter-productive because passing the referendum could provide people with an excuse to say that they had fixed the Aboriginal issues and move on to the next cause.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe also highlights the hypocrisy of politicians who support The Voice, but oppose concrete, practical measures which could provide them with opportunities and improve their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRick Brown’s essay is confronting and challenging. However, there is good news. This year there are signs of green shoots of resistance through consumers applying their power and via élite sports players in the USA, people power in Europe, and most recently, the extraordinary Nigel Farage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJust as the fact that there are people like Robbie Katter at the coalface gives cause for hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49771360682272,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/wokecap.jpg?v=1736213807"},{"product_id":"the-marquesan-journal-of-donna-merwick-dening-with-photographs-by-greg-dening-edited-by-ron-adams","title":"The Marquesan Journal of Donna Merwick Dening with Photographs by Greg Dening edited by Ron Adams","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Marquesan Journal of Donna Merwick Dening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDecember 1974-January 1975\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith Photographs by Greg Dening\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHistory Matters No.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEdited by Ron Adams\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWith a Foreword by Joy Damousi\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback, 128 pages, $29.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9781925826814\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe voyage on which you are about to vicariously embark begins in mid-December 1974 in Tahiti, where Donna Merwick Dening and her husband Greg Dening lived on the outskirts of the capital Papeete with locals Aritana and Victorine Hozolet. The voyage takes in the other Society Islands to the east, Moorea, Huahine, Raiatea and Tahaa, before taking us west to the journey’s ultimate destination – the Marquesan islands. With their ancient maraes falling into disrepair, their lonely graves neglected, and their monuments to European dreams deteriorating, the Society Islands anticipated what was to come in the Marquesas. Anticipated but did not fully prepare Donna and Greg for the experiences that awaited them at the end of December 1974 and the beginning of January 1975 on the islands of Hiva Oa, Tahuatu, Ua Huka, Nukuhiva and Ua Pou.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn the Marquesas, Greg later reflected, the silence of the land enveloped them both and made them conscious of being intruders. Donna had two purposes in keeping a journal. She signals them in the opening sentence of her first entry, penned in Sydney just before flying out to French Polynesia. ‘If I want to write this like a novel, gracefully’, she writes, ‘I want to begin with Greg.’ Greg had been appointed in 1971 Max Crawford Professor of History at his alma mater, the University of Melbourne, where Donna was also a recent appointment. Both had established reputations as fine historians. Donna for her 1973 publication Boston Priests, 1848-1910: A Study of Social and Intellectual Change, and Greg for The Marquesan Journal of Edward Robarts (1974) together with his paradigm-shifting articles on the Pacific and on the sociology of knowledge, especially historical knowledge. For both, their best-known history writing was ahead of them; in Donna’s journal we gain a taste of the flavor of what was to come. For Donna, the voyage to Tahiti and the Marquesas was an opportunity to experiment with a more adventurous and unorthodox form of writing history – ‘like a novel, ‘gracefully’, as she says in her opening journal entry. Her journal, then, might be read as a precursor for the kind of transformative writing style that characterized her later award-winning histories – Possessing Albany, 1630-1710: The Dutch and English Experiences (1990), Death of a Notary: Conquest and Change in Colonial New York (1999), The Shame and the Sorrow: Dutch- Amerindian Encounters in New Netherland (2006), and Stuyvesant Bound: An Essay on Loss Across Time (2013). Keeping a journal was also an opportunity for Donna to record her affection and admiration as well as sense of responsibility for Greg. The first entry, for 11 December 1974, records how being with Greg holds her ‘excited \u0026amp; so happy’, how the hours are ‘luminous … with Greg looking young and suntanned’, how he buys her chocolates and beams to see her in her straw hat. ‘I am still not able to connect beauty (Beauty) with a God’ she writes, ‘only Greg’. The journal’s final entry, for 6 January 1975, closes with: ‘Greg bought me French perfume; has a headache. So good to me.’ Here and in other entries throughout the journal we catch a glimpse of the style of her later award-winning books, with transcendent themes traced out with descriptions of the everyday.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- From the Editor's Introduction.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49771486609696,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Donna.jpg?v=1736216724"},{"product_id":"saint-gregory-of-nyssa-on-the-soul-and-the-resurrection-by-brian-ephrem-fitzgerald-connor-court-quarter","title":"Saint Gregory of Nyssa : On the Soul and the Resurrection by Brian Ephrem Fitzgerald (Connor Court Quarterly)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSaint Gregory of Nyssa : On the Soul and the Resurrection  by Brian Ephrem Fitzgerald  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Connor Court Quarterly) \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConnor Court Quarterly 17\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback, 80 pages, $19.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN 9781923224032\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMarch 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eIn this edition of the Connor Court Quarterly, esteemed academic Brian Fitzpatrick embarks on a profound exploration of the enduring enigma surrounding the soul and the body. Through a meticulous examination of the thought-provoking dialogues between St. Macrina and St. Gregory of Nyssa in \"On the Soul and the Resurrection,\" Fitzpatrick unveils layers of insight and contemplation.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAs St. Gregory grapples with uncertainties surrounding the immortality of the soul in the wake of personal loss, the dialogues between himself and his sister Macrina unfold with a poignant depth reminiscent of Socrates' final discourses. Within these exchanges, the siblings navigate the intricate intersection of Christian theology and philosophical inquiry, shedding light on the essence of the soul, its intricate relationship with the body, and the profound implications of resurrection.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eFitzpatrick's essay not only offers a scholarly exploration of St. Gregory's philosophical masterpiece but also serves as a bridge between ancient wisdom and contemporary understanding. By elucidating the timeless relevance of these discussions, Fitzpatrick illuminates the enduring interplay between reason and revelation within Christian thought, inviting readers to engage deeply with fundamental questions of existence and faith.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBrian Fitzgerald is an independent scholar, adjunct professor at Eastern University, and long-term Orthodox Christian with publications at Liverpool University Press, the Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation, and the Annual of the Department of Antiquities of Jordan. He has special interests in Byzantine and Syriac Christian history and theology, as well as Roman, Late Antique, Byzantine, and Middle Eastern history in general.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49771526422816,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/ccq17.jpg?v=1736217392"},{"product_id":"was-australia-discovered-by-de-quiros-in-the-year-1606-by-cardinal-patrick-moran-connor-court-quarterly","title":"Was Australia Discovered by De Quiros in the Year 1606 by Cardinal Patrick Moran (Connor Court Quarterly)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg\u003eWas Australia Discovered by De Quiros in the Year 1606 - Cardinal Patrick Moran\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eConnor Court Quarterly\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVolume 12\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSeptember 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePages 62, Paperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9781925501650\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWas Australia Discovered by De Quiros in the Year 1606 - Cardinal Patrick Moran\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eBook Launch:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e‘The Heart of James McAuley’ by Peter Coleman\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e- Tony Staley\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e- Tony Abbott\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e- Peter Coleman\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eVale Roger Sworder - Brian Coman\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49771679154464,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/ccq12.jpg?v=1736219832"},{"product_id":"australians-don-t-take-prisoners-the-great-war-diaries-of-private-charles-briggs-hardy-by-peter-hendy","title":"Australians Don’t Take Prisoners : The Great War Diaries of Private Charles Briggs Hardy by Peter Hendy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustralians Don’t Take Prisoners : The Great War Diaries of Private Charles Briggs Hardy by Peter Hendy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 308 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOctober 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781922449764\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$39.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“While wars have their share of glory they are brutal, awful things and should always be the last option for a national government. I commend this book and especially hope younger readers can absorb the lessons there are to learn in it - not only about the horrors of war but also the nobility in self-sacrifice and duty to your country.”\u003cbr\u003e--  The Hon. Peter Reith AM, Former Australian Minister for Defence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Hardy was a blacksmith’s assistant from Sydney, Australia.  In his War Diaries he recorded his progress from a happy-go-lucky boy to a hard-bitten, military veteran in that terrible conflict, the Great War of 1914-1918. At Gallipoli he writes the words:  “Allah Allah they yell \u0026amp; when they know they are beaten they throw down their arms and want to be taken prisoners but Australians don’t take Prisoners”.  Charlie was an ordinary man involved in extraordinary events and this book weaves his diary entries into a comprehensive and informative history of the War – particularly the Gallipoli Campaign and the tragic Battle of Fromelles which was the worst single day in Australian military history.  Charlie participates in the famous, heroic rear-guard action during this Battle, helping save hundreds of Australian lives, made even more poignant by the historical coincidence that Adolf Hitler was in opposing trenches to Charlie’s company.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49779739066656,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Briggs.jpg?v=1736378342"},{"product_id":"albania-escaping-the-east-aspiring-for-the-west-by-perparim-xhaferi","title":"Albania : Escaping the East, Aspiring for the West by Perparim Xhaferi","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlbania :  Escaping the East, Aspiring for the West by Perparim Xhaferi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback, 264 pages, $39.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished in Jan 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9781922449436\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePerparim Xhaferi’s book Albania: Escaping the East, Aspiring for the West is a timely reminder that this small Balkan country with an Eastern history but Western aspirations remains a potentially important player in the Eastern Mediterranean. With its unique historical relationship to Turkey, despite almost half a century of communism, Albania remains uniquely placed to understand Turkish influence in the contemporary environment. However, for Albania to become a player between West and East, rather than a pawn in the politics of its more powerful neighbours, the nation must come to terms with its Ottoman heritage as well as its immediate communist past. Dr Xhaferi’s insightful analysis covers the important points in the formation of the Albanian nation before focusing on the relationship to Turkey, past and present. Xhaferi casts a critical eye over those aspects of the Ottoman heritage that still exercise influence in Albania and that are in danger of being instrumentalized by a newly powerful Turkey attempting to consolidate a regional presence beyond its immediate borders and to the north of Greece. With his coverage of the cultural aspects of Albanian identity, in particular in his analysis of the work of leading author and public intellectual, Ismail Kadare, Xhaferi provides a unique perspective on Albania as it reshapes itself after a calamitous twentieth century and in the context of potential membership of the European Union in the twenty-first. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Professor Peter Morgan, Director, European Studies Program, The University of Sydney\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49780228161824,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/albaniann.jpg?v=1736397317"},{"product_id":"pol-pot-solved-the-leprosy-problem-remembering-colonial-and-post-colonial-worlds-1956-1981-by-milton-osbourne","title":"Pol Pot Solved the Leprosy Problem : Remembering Colonial and Post-Colonial Worlds 1956-1981 by Milton Osbourne","description":"\u003cul class=\"r-tabs-nav\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"r-tabs-panel r-tabs-state-active\" id=\"tab-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"item\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePol Pot Solved the Leprosy Problem : Remembering Colonial and Post-Colonial Worlds 1956-1981 by Milton Osbourne \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 280 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781925501803\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$39.95\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarch 2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn his abundant, deft and absorbing body of work Milton Osborne has deepened and expanded our knowledge of Southeast Asia. As a diplomat, scholar, public servant and freelance writer he has shared his knowledge of Southeast Asia’s past and his concerns about its ecological future.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-- From David Chandler, Professor Emeritus, Monash University, author of ‘A History of Cambodia’ and ‘The Tragedy of Cambodian History’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCovering more than twenty tumultuous years from 1956 to 1981 Milton Osborne’s book ranges in geographical scope from Papua New Guinea to France. But most of all it focuses on Cambodia and Vietnam, where he worked as a young diplomat, in 1959-61, before returning as a graduate student and academic. Later he was a consultant to UNHCR and the ‘Cambodian Refugee Problem’, working along the Thai-Cambodian border. It is a book where mordant humour is present but tragedy is all too often the dominating theme of life under Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodia’s mercurial leader, and then Pol Pot’s tyranny. His experiences in Vietnam offer a counterpoint to conventional accounts of that conflict, when he was a privileged observer of a war that seemed without end.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMilton Osborne’s early experience in Australia’s Phnom Penh embassy has shaped the rest of his life, which remains centred on Southeast Asia. After completing his doctorate at Cornell and holding various academic appointments he returned to government service as Head of the Asia Branch of the Office of National Assessments in 1982. Since 1993 he has been a full-time writer and consultant on Southeast Asian subjects. He is the author of ten books including ‘Southeast Asia: An Introductory History’, now in its 12th edition. He has been a Non-resident Fellow at the Lowy Institute and in 2013 the French government honoured him with appointment as a Commandeur de l’Ordre National du Mérite for his writing on France in Asia and his role in liaison with French officials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49780630716704,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/polpot.jpg?v=1736403840"},{"product_id":"menzies-the-shaping-of-modern-australia-edited-by-john-r-nethercote-nbsp","title":"Menzies : The Shaping of Modern Australia edited by John R. Nethercote","description":"\u003cp class=\"HeadingBook\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eMenzies : The Shaping of Modern Australia edited by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eJohn R. Nethercote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eBinding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e:  Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePrice\u003c\/span\u003e:  $59.95, Limited Edition Print-Run\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages\u003c\/span\u003e:  400 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN\u003c\/span\u003e:  9781925501018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished\u003c\/span\u003e:  April 2016\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e“I\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003enot a believer in looking at the past because it is dead, but looking at the past because it is living.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eSir Robert Menzies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eNo Prime Minister did more to shape modern Australia than Sir Robert Menzies. His watershed election victory in 1949 marked the start an unprecedented period of progress, population growth and rising living standards.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe contributors to this important work take a fresh look at Menzies’ influence and legacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThey conclude that Australia’s post-war success was not pre-destined but was driven by the ambitions of an industrious middle class empowered by the principles of freedom Menzies upheld.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe message for today’s Australia is clear: innovation and enterprise - not government - hold the key to future prosperity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eChapters Include\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ePreface -- The Honourable Josh Frydenberg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eSir Robert Menzies: Prime Minister of Australia, 1939-41 and 1949-66 -- J.R. Nethercote\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe Political Philosophy of Robert Menzies -- David Kemp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eRobert Menzies – War and Peace -- Anne Henderson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eMenzies – the Second Prime Ministership -- John Howard\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eOn the Political Side -- Graeme Starr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eMenzies and the Representation of Women -- Margaret Fitzherbert\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eForeign Policy, Defence and National Security -- Peter Edwards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe Wealth of the Nation -- Henry Ergas and J.J. Pincus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eThe Condition of the People -- Mikayla Novak\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eTown and Country in the Menzies Years -- Lionel Frost\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eSir Robert Menzies and Australian Education -- Greg Melleuish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eMenzies, the High Court and the Constitution -- Anne Twomey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eFederal Financial Relations in the Menzies Years -- J.J. Pincus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eMenzies, Parliament and the Institutions of Government -- J.R. Nethercote\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eConvert to the Faith – Menzies and Canberra -- David Headon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49788128690464,"sku":"","price":59.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Menziesjkjk.jpg?v=1736567818"},{"product_id":"christian-foundations-of-the-common-law-volume-2-the-united-states-by-augusto-zimmermann","title":"Christian Foundations of the Common Law, Volume 2 : The United States by Augusto Zimmermann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristian Foundations of the Common Law, Volume 2 : The United States by Augusto Zimmermann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback, 226 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN: 9781925826067\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished in 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“In his latest tome, ‘Christian Foundations of the Common Law’, Dr Augusto Zimmermann rediscovers the Christian roots of the English, American and Australian legal systems. With scholarly acuity, this work skilfully uncovers how great thinkers in Western Civilization understood the cultural importance of these self-evident truths to society and good governance under the rule of law. At a time when perhaps we need it most, Zimmermann shows how Christian ideas like ‘natural law’, ‘natural rights’ and ‘natural justice’, contributed to the development of the common law. In doing so, Dr Zimmermann’s work convincingly confirms for us that ideas informed by the Bible influenced in important ways the development of the Common Law, and indeed, the preservation of freedom and justice. Woven through the very readable chapters of this book is a profound understanding of an ancient sacred premise: God revealed moral absolutes in His Word, and placed these truths on the human heart”. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e--William Wagner, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Law, Western Michigan University, U.S.A., Former U.S. Federal Judge \u0026amp; U.S. Diplomat, President, Salt \u0026amp; Light Global\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Professor Zimmermann’s book is striking in its depth and breadth.  Not since Harold Berman’s volumes on Law and Revolution has such a mammoth task been undertaken.  Berman’s positive influence is clear in the way Zimmermann systematically and incontrovertibly demonstrates the Christian roots of the common law in Australia, England and the US.  Yet Zimmermann goes further than Berman in at least two respects.  First, he delves deeply into three particular jurisdictions and focuses on influential political figures in an enlightening way.  Second, Zimmermann skilfully takes into account recent developments in Western politics and culture and a broad range of contemporary scholarship in theology, legal theory and history, philosophy and constitutional law.  This book is therefore informative for scholars and laity alike, and essential reading for a legal community which seems content to drift ever further from its Christian origins.  I highly recommend it.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Dr Alex Deagon FHEA, Senior Lecturer in Law, Queensland University of Technology, Author of ‘From Violence to Peace: Theology, Law and Community’\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Professor Augusto Zimmermann has produced an extremely helpful book in which he carefully demonstrates the indissociable Christian origins of the common law. This is a most timely publication, particularly in the context of contemporary discourse that attempts to relativise religious influence. Professor Zimmermann traces how many of our current freedoms within a broad, plural, public square can be attributed to a rich seam of Christian philosophical influence that has evidently infused the development of the common law in different jurisdictions. In my view, this is essential reading for students and scholars alike who seek a fuller appreciation as to the origins of the common law.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Simon McCrossan LL.M, Barrister, UK, Head of Public Policy, Evangelical Alliance UK\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“If we forget our history we are destined to repeat mistakes of the past. If we are not truthful about our history we cannot understand our present. It is popular today to attempt to whitewash the positive influence of religion not only from the present but also from the past. The idea that law is morally neutral and that religion generally and Christianity, in particular, is a force of evil and not good has become popular in Australia’s mainstream press and embraced by politicians and academics. In this excellent book, Dr Zimmermann carefully lays out for the reader an easily digestible and highly readable account of the Christian roots of the common law in England, the United States and Australia. His book is a very valuable addition to Australian works on legal history and will assist not only lawyers and law students but all interested readers to better understand why our legal system is as it is. The work also provides an understanding of the dangers of forgetting the common laws roots in Christianity and in particular in the use of reason grounded in faith. It demands publication”. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Michael Quinlan, Dean \u0026amp; Professor of Law, The University of Notre Dame Australia, (Sydney)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“I very much enjoyed reading this book by Dr Augusto Zimmermann. I think the book has the great potential to have a timeless impact and its historical overview of the Christian foundations of the common law and the laws of the U.S. and Australia is thorough, important and timely. In sum, this is an excellent and timely work, for which I deeply commend its author”. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Michael V. Hernandez, Dean \u0026amp; Professor of Law, Regent University School of Law, U.S.A.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Awareness of history is the most serious casualty of our age. If it is taught at all, it is too often restricted to topical issues and current events in isolation from their larger context. In the legal profession, for example, few practitioners fully appreciate the huge dependence of the Common Law on Christian principles; Christian moral theology and philosophy lie at the very heart of western jurisprudence.  Professor Zimmermann’s wonderful book outlines these connections, confidently ranging over an enormous and ambitious body of material and setting them out with lucidity and grace.  Such a book is a treasure, much needed and long overdue”.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- David Daintree AM, Director, The Christopher Dawson Centre for Cultural Studies (Tasmania), Author of ‘Soul of the West: Christianity and the Great Tradition’\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“This is an eminently readable book which should be read by law students, legal academics, practising lawyers and the judiciary. I also recommend the book to those who, although they may not have been trained in the rigorous discussion of legal and moral issues, are nevertheless interested in understanding the legal, philosophical and Christian roots of our legal system. Hence, it is with pleasure that I recommend this book to the widest possible readership. This book is erudite, informative, well-written and researched and most importantly, it is a timely reminder of the Christian heritage of the Common Law that has served us so well for many centuries”.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Gabriël A. Moens, Emeritus Professor of Law, The University of Queensland, Former Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Law Dean, Murdoch University\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Attempts to limit the scope of public discourse to the strictly secular are pushing Christianity and its conception of the “good life” to the margins of society. At a time when religious belief is increasingly cast as a matter of private opinion that can have no bearing on the shaping of policy, Augusto Zimmermann issues a timely reminder that one of our foundational institutions – the Common Law – is deeply rooted in Christianity. This important book is both a scholarly account of those roots and a warning of the threats the Common Law tradition will face if Western civilization slips its Christian moorings”.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Peter Kurti, Research Fellow, Religion and Civil Society Program, The Centre for Independent Studies (Sydney)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“In an age of cynicism, apathy and despair Professor Zimmermann’s book comes as a fresh and timely reminder to not neglect the legal and parliamentary Christian foundations of our nation. With well researched material, this book documents how the history of Common Law is intrinsically intertwined with the Christian faith. It is a very enlightening, inspiring and encouraging contribution, documenting this important aspect of Australia’s Christian heritage. Every Australian needs to read it to appreciate our heritage of freedom, which one hundred thousand Australians sacrificed their lives to defend in two world wars”.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Dr Graham McLennan, Chairman, National Alliance of Christian Leaders (NACL), Joint Founder, Christian History Research website (www.chr.org.au)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“From the perspective of a practitioner whose daily routine is arguing in court, Augusto Zimmermann’s Christian Foundations of the Common Law, with its encyclopaedic English, American and Australian perspective, is an elegant commentary on the relation between the law and ideas, both theological and philosophical. The part devoted to the United States is particularly significant for the rest of the common law world whose law is so much influenced by that country. This is a must read book for anyone who wishes to understand where we are and where we came from.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Michael McAuley, President, St Thomas More Society (Australia), Barrister, Selborne Chambers (Sydney)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“We are indebted to Augusto Zimmermann for his magnificent account of the role played by Christian philosophy in the development of the legal systems of England, the U.S. and Australia. This is a highly significant and original work, written with great clarity and directness yet displaying profound historical and theological scholarship. It is especially relevant in our times when scant attention is paid to the contribution of Christian values and beliefs to human life. This book will enrich the understanding of many, but it will also challenge and irritate that realm of secularist thought that sees Christianity as a dark and sinister presence on the human condition”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Michael Mc Mahon OMI, Department of Religious Education and English, Mazenod College, Perth\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Professor Zimmermann’s book is outstanding in its breadth and depth. The Christian influence on the legal institutions that have come to define the West is proven beyond doubt in this work. Zimmermann’s study brings together not just the best historical, legal, and philosophical analyses on the question of the origins and evolution of the West’s legal traditions, but also offers original insights of its own. More and more, in spite of the declarations of secularist triumphalists, we are discovering that the institutions that have brought so much freedom and stability to the West are indeed a result of a complex set of historical traditions and practices evolving in dialogue with Christian institutions and ideas. If it is perilous for a civilization to forget the traditions that have nourished and animated its most successful and valuable institutions, then Zimmermann’s book is not merely a fascinating read but also indispensable for the task of preserving modern liberties against various creeping totalitarianisms, secularist and religious.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Dr Stephen Chavura B.A. (Hons. I), Ph.D. (UNE), Senior Research Associate, Department of Modern History and Politics, Macquarie University, Sydney.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“At a time when Christianity is being pushed out of the public square, Dr Zimmermann’s latest book is a timely and important antidote to the modern myth that our common law rights emerged from thin air or was a gift from international bodies like the United Nations. In fact, as Dr Zimmermann’s historical analysis reveals, the reason we have a public square is that of early English legal developments driven by theologians and Christian jurists. Dr Zimmermann has yet again made an important contribution to the legal literature which should be required reading by all first year law students (as well as the lecturers!)”.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e--Morgan Begg, Research Fellow, Institute of Public Affairs (Melbourne)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e“Christianity, history and law all get a bad rap nowadays. They are ignored, denounced or misrepresented. Yet all three are vital to modern democracies, and all three are closely related as Dr Zimmerman so brilliantly demonstrates in this important volume. This exceedingly thorough, well-researched, and well-written book is essential reading for those who would see faith and freedom retain their much-needed role in Western society”.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-- Bill Muehlenberg, CultureWatch, Author of ‘Modern Conservative Thought’\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49792720306464,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Commonlaw1.jpg?v=1736726528"},{"product_id":"in-black-white-australians-all-at-the-crossroads-edited-by-rhonda-craven-anthony-dillon-and-nigel-parbury","title":"In black \u0026 white : Australians All at the Crossroads edited by Rhonda Craven, Anthony Dillon, and Nigel Parbury","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn black \u0026amp; white : Australians All at the Crossroads edited by Rhonda Craven, Anthony Dillon, and Nigel Parbury \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith a foreword by Peter Shergold, Chancellor of the University of Western Sydney \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback, 428 pages, $39.95\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781922168511 \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e“I look forward to the success of this important work; to seeing it in our schools, in our libraries and to see its impact on the thoughts and processes of governments, their departments and other relevant organisations. The issues highlighted by the authors impact on the lives of all Australians; your contribution to a better road ahead for Australians All is most appreciated.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Adam Giles, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“This volume sets out to illuminate the diverse and at times diametrically opposed viewpoints - and to find the common ground that is prerequisite for effective solutions. Some of the essays raised my spirits. Others raised my ire. All engaged me and, together, made me reflect anew on the public policy of Indigenous Affairs.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Peter Shergold, Chancellor of the University of Western Sydney \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy are so many Aboriginal Australians still disadvantaged? Why is so much potential still wasted? Why is ‘the Aboriginal problem’ still intractable? Why can we not even agree on the causes, let alone ways forward? Why have billions on special programs had such little effect? Is it all bad news? How can we: realise the talents of all Australia’s Aboriginal citizens, eradicate disadvantage, grow Aboriginal success, and achieve at last the real potential of this country? \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Black and White: Australians All at the Crossroads seeks to illuminate the issues through perspectives of concerned blackfellas and whitefellas, both, on root causes, how issues play out on the ground, and what needs to be done. It is the hope of the editors that experiences and ideas, from the community base to the heights of policy, may reveal the common ground that is sine-qua-non to working out real answers and practical programs that will make a difference. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs the subtitle’s reference to our National Anthem suggests, all Australians - that’s all of us – must put an end to the wastage of Indigenous talent and the denial of the real Australia that has diminished our nation far too long. Aussies can do anything. Together we can’t lose! \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRhonda Craven \u0026amp; Nigel Parbury\u003cbr\u003e… as a nation we need a new intellectual mindset and new and dynamic focus upon ensuring Australia flourishes by explicating what seeds success. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMick Gooda\u003cbr\u003e… let’s not mince words here: it’s going to take a lot of work to overcome the hurt and to fix the relationships that have broken down ... \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarren Mundine\u003cbr\u003eEmployment is the single most important factor to economic development and we want Aboriginal people to be training and working in the roles that were seen to be untouchable. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJeff McMullen\u003cbr\u003eNeo-liberalism, a free-market fundamentalism that worships a particular brand of modernisation, is strikingly hostile to the central tenets of Aboriginal custodianship and to the overwhelming evidence offered by multi-disciplinary scientists that the current pattern of human growth is fuelling chaotic but interconnected threats to the diversity of life on earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatricia Shadforth\u003cbr\u003e[My husband’s] mantra was that Aboriginal people would never be equal until they were treated equally, and whilst they had been granted equal rights, no one had imposed equal responsibility. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlison Anderson\u003cbr\u003eThe rest of the world is looking and wondering … why so many Indigenous people have the sense of entitlement … that everything will be done for them. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDave and Bess Price\u003cbr\u003eThe voices of the dispossessed, the most marginalised, those who suffer most are routinely ignored in the clamour – in fact, often deliberately and systematically excluded by those who have appointed themselves as spokespeople. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaddy Cavanagh\u003cbr\u003eHistory matters. It is crucial to understanding and developing the relationship between ALL Aboriginal and ALL non-Aboriginal Australians. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSara Hudson\u003cbr\u003eExpecting Aboriginal people to adapt and participate in Australian society should not be equated with assimilation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSeán Kerins\u003cbr\u003e… when Indigenous peoples’ aspirations, knowledge, cultures, and skills are given priority in project development they often succeed. \u003cbr\u003eEditors \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProfessor Rhonda Craven is Director, Centre for Positive Psychology and Education, University of Western Sydney, which is ranked 7th in the world and first in Australia for Educational Psychology. She is the editor of the best selling text Teaching Aboriginal Studies (1999, 2011), the National Project Co-ordinator of the highly successful Teaching the Teachers Indigenous Australian Studies Project of National Significance, and has served as an invited expert for the National Experts Closing the Gap Forum for the Menzies Foundation. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr Anthony Dillon is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Positive Psychology and Education, University of Western Sydney. He has worked as a data analyst, analysing Aboriginal health datasets for ten years, and currently lectures on psychology, and Aboriginal health and well-being at the University of Western Sydney. He is often asked by various media for his views on Aboriginal affairs and has contributed to The Australian and the ABC’s The Drum. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNigel Parbury is author of the acclaimed Survival: A History of Aboriginal Life in New South Wales (1986, 2005). He has worked in Aboriginal education for 25 years, for NSW AECG (Aboriginal Education Consultative Group) 1990-99, 2005-10, involved in: the schools reconciliation rock musical 1788: The Great South Land and, with Rhonda Craven, Teaching the Teachers: Indigenous Australian Studies Project of National Significance and the best-selling text Teaching Aboriginal Studies (1999, 2011). Now with the Centre for Positive Psychology and Education, University of Western Sydney, passionate about Aboriginal talents, dreaming what Australia can be.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49793931575584,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/BLACKANDWHITE.jpg?v=1736749947"},{"product_id":"a-loose-canon-essays-on-history-modernity-and-tradition-by-brian-j-coman","title":"A Loose Canon : essays on History, Modernity and Tradition by Brian J. Coman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Loose Canon : essays on History, Modernity and Tradition by Brian J. Coman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword by Roger Sworder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 180 pages, $29.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9780980293623\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 2007\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife\u003c\/span\u003e, it has been said, is just 'one damned thing after another'. For Brian Coman, though, the experiences have been anything but humdrum. In this collection of essays, he ranges over a vast tapestry of experiences from ferreting rabbits, to the pleasures of reading The Odyssey and listening to church bells. Religion, philosophy, modern music noise, Freddie Ayer's 'amorous dalliances', and Chinese ghost stories - it's all here in this eclectic compilation. Most of these essays have previously appeared in \u003cem\u003eQuadrant \u003c\/em\u003emagazine but are here gathered together in a single volume. This is an eminently readable collection, combining wit and serious reflection on the human condition. The essays will delight both the serious and the casual reader.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49796714135840,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Canon.jpg?v=1736818977"},{"product_id":"rio-tinto-in-australia-the-origins-and-formation-of-an-international-resources-company-1954-1995-by-robert-porter","title":"Rio Tinto in Australia : The Origins and Formation of an International Resources Company 1954 – 1995 by Robert Porter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRio Tinto in Australia : The Origins and Formation of an International Resources Company 1954 – 1995 by Robert Porter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback, 504 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781922815637\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRetail Price $65\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in September 2023 \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRio Tinto in Australia charts the establishment and remarkable growth of Rio Tinto, including exploration in the 1950s, acquisition of the Mary Kathleen uranium deposit, and the 1962 combination with Consolidated Zinc to form Conzinc Riotinto of Australia (CRA). CRA was the major contributor to Australia’s post-war mining industry. Comalco aluminium, Hamersley iron ore and the major Bougainville copper operation were all significant parts of the portfolio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMany individuals played a role in CRA’s development, among them legendary mining figure Sir Maurice Mawby, and Oxford and Harvard-educated Sir Rod Carnegie, who ultimately left the company when his quest for CRA’s independence and Australianisation fractured relations with London. RTZ and CRA combined in 1996 to form a dual listed company structure. The CRA name disappeared, and Rio Tinto again became – as it was in 1954 – the identity of the Group in Australia. Many involved in the long and impressive growth of Consolidated Zinc and CRA saw this combination as the reassertion of control from London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e… a revealing history of the post-war mining boom that changed the nation but also an insight into the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003epolitics of big business. The book says much that will be new to historians, commentators and leaders of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe mining industry.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Geoffrey Blainey AC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e… an authoritative addition to Australian business history. What sets this work apart is the richness of \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe narrative, and the author’s sophisticated understanding of the roles played by directors and senior \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003emanagers in shaping this important multinational company ...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Merrett, Emeritus Professor, University of Melbourne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e… indispensable reading for anyone interested in Australia’s mining history and its post-war economic d\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eevelopment.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Lee, Associate Professor, University of New South Wales, Canberra\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e… a very important contribution to good business histories in Australia. The dynamic between \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ethe Australian and the London-based executives reveals much about the challenges of running an \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eincreasingly global enterprise in the post 1945 era.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErik Eklund, Honorary Professor, Australian National University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr Robert Porter worked in the corporate sector, including in resource companies and now researches and writes business histories. His publications include: Paul Hasluck. A Political Biography; Below the Sands. The Companies that Formed Iluka Resources; Consolidated Gold Fields in Australia, the Rise and Decline of a British Mining House, 1926-1998; The Path to Palladium. He lives in Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49797315232032,"sku":"","price":65.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Riotinto.jpg?v=1736831414"},{"product_id":"melbourne-before-mannix-catholics-in-public-life-1880-1920-by-patrick-morgan","title":"Melbourne before Mannix : Catholics in Public Life 1880-1920 by Patrick Morgan","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMelbourne before Mannix: Catholics in Public Life 1880-1920 by Patrick Morgan\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePaperback, 240 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eISBN: 9781921421525\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished in September 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"A5\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat sort of archdiocese did Dr Mannix inherit when he arrived in Melbourne in 1913, and how did he change it? This book describes the great flowering of Catholic life during the reign of Archbishop Carr, when Melbourne achieved pre-eminence among Australian Catholic archdioceses. The principal institutions, and the lay and clerical Catholics who helped achieve this leadership role, feature prominently in this narrative. In addition, Melbourne became the focal point of Irish Catholic consciousness in Australia. After decades of great stability, Mannix arrived at a time when a cascading series of world events was jolting people out of their comfort zones, and at a place which had prepared itself for the first intrusion of Irish events into Australian public life. Mannix himself was not master of events; he was on a quick learning curve, and had to rapidly adjust to a new and unfamiliar environment. He built on, but also radically altered, the way Melbourne Catholics had positioned themselves in the public square.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"A6\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePatrick Morgan \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"A6\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas written a number of books on topics where the literature, history and politics intersect, and has edited two volumes of the writings of B.A. Santamaria. He is a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eQuadrant \u003c\/i\u003eand other journals.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49800967618848,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/MannixMelbourneBefore.jpg?v=1736901874"},{"product_id":"suicide-blonde-by-harry-cummins","title":"Suicide Blonde by Harry Cummins","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuicide Blonde by Harry Cummins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 225 pages, $29.95\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781923224520\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished Feb 2025. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the challenges the West faces in maintaining its identity and values in an increasingly multicultural world. It argues that the concept of universalism, often referred to as “multiculturalism” in Australasia, North America, and Europe, presents inherent contradictions. Different cultures, with their distinct values and rights, can sometimes be fundamentally opposed, creating tensions that may threaten societal cohesion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author suggests that Western societies should focus on preserving the unique traditions and structures that have shaped their values, particularly the concept of individual rights. Rather than striving to accommodate every worldview, the book proposes prioritizing the preservation of the foundational elements that have historically defined the West. It notes that universal values, often considered a hallmark of the West, originated from specific Western contexts and cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book contrasts this approach with strategies employed by other civilizations, such as those in the Islamic world and China, where assimilation is emphasized to maintain cultural cohesion. In contrast, the West’s tendency to accommodate and integrate diverse perspectives is described as potentially self-destructive if it leads to the erosion of its core identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUltimately, the author argues for a balance, urging those who wish to join Western societies to fully embrace and adopt Western cultural values as a condition for integration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarry Cummins, an Australian teacher and journalist, has worked across Western Europe, Russia, Latin America, and the Caucasus. His previous works include the poetry collection Townsville (1995) and the novel Magnetic Island (2019), published by William Heinemann and Connor Court, respectively.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49802719396128,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/HarryCoverWeb.jpg?v=1736923261"},{"product_id":"the-father-of-social-democracy-don-luigi-sturzo-by-john-molony","title":"The Father of Social Democracy : Don Luigi Sturzo by John Molony","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Father of Social Democracy : Don Luigi Sturzo by John Molony\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBinding:  Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePages:  290 pages\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925138955\u003cbr\u003ePublished:  March 2016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLuigi Sturzo was an old man of 81 when John Molony met him in Rome in 1952. It was just prior to his nomination as Senator by the President... To Molony's intense surprise he knew more about Australia and its political system than he had anticipated or indeed dared to hope. Molony put to him the question ‘Do you think a Catholic political party would have a future in Australia?’ His negative reply was immediate, direct and decisive. He went on to explain that in a society where the democratic process worked satisfactorily and where the people differed in their religious convictions it was much more reasonable and positive for everyone to work within the already established party system. Molony then asked him ‘Why did you yourself found a Catholic party in Italy?’ Again, he was quick to answer, ‘I did not find a Catholic party. It was a party of Christian inspiration with no direct ties with the Church’...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDON Luigi Sturzo, \u003c\/strong\u003ethe Father of Social Democracy is not merely a story about politics. It is a story of an ancient people who had come relatively late to democracy and who failed to respond to its ideals. The men of the Risorgimento had bequeathed to Italy all the outward forms of a modern democracy but the one basic thing they were unable to impart was its spirit. Thus in a land weakened by war, ravaged by ideological ardours, embittered by poverty and rendered aimless in its search for national identity, democracy went to the wall. It comes as no surprise that those political expressions which scorned the outward form of democracy were amongst the first victims of dictatorship. Thus the old Italian socialist movement was rent asunder with disunity and all its forms dissolved before the Duce. Yet it is a surprise that Sturzo’s party, which formally at least was dedicated to both the form and spirit of democracy, was so quickly smitten with the rest. To some it would come as an even greater surprise that the Italian fascist state and the Vatican worked hand in hand to help destroy the Partito Popolare.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49806403436832,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/sturzo.jpg?v=1737526054"},{"product_id":"lebanese-in-australia-a-changing-mosaic-by-trevor-batrouney-and-andrew-batrouney","title":"Lebanese in Australia: A Changing Mosaic by Trevor Batrouney and Andrew Batrouney","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLebanese in Australia: A Changing Mosaic by Trevor Batrouney and Andrew Batrouney\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardback, 400 pages, $49.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 97819258266661\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLebanese Immigrants have been settling in Australia over the last 130 years. This book explains better than any other the context of this migration and the great contribution those Lebanese\/ Australians have made to our country. Trevor and Andrew Batrouney have produced a timely and invaluable resource.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e– Hon. Steve Bracks, AC, former Premier of Victoria. Third generation Lebanese descendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book should inspire Australians from all backgrounds to listen to each other’s stories, and perhaps to produce new books and other media that give voice to the multiplicity of narratives that is the great Australian conversation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e– Prof. Robert Pascoe, Dean Laureate, Professor of History, Victoria University, Melbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn engaging and surprising account of Lebanese settlement and communities in Australia from the 1880s up to the present day. This book is the result of years of painstaking research by the Batrouneys. They’ve written a book that is scrupulous in its detail but also accessible to all interested readers, school and university students and researchers.\u003c\/em\u003e – Prof. Ken Cruickshank, Director, Sydney Institute for Community Language Education, Sydney University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLebanese in Australia- A Changing Mosaic is an important work and a compelling read for those interested in understanding the waves of Lebanese migration. This book outlines the settlement and work ethic in city and country Australia of Lebanese immigrants. It is a comprehensive introduction to a small population that is increasingly recognised for its large contribution to all walks of life in Australia. This book is a must in the homes of all who trace their origins to Lebanon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e– Emil Dan AM (ne Doumany circa 1880’s). Third generation Lebanese descendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49820426535200,"sku":"","price":49.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Lebanese.jpg?v=1737330946"},{"product_id":"interfet-lessons-and-legacies-from-east-timor-20-years-on-edited-by-tom-frame","title":"Interfet : Lessons and legacies from East Timor 20 years on edited by Tom Frame","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInterfet : Lessons and legacies from East Timor 20 years on edited by Tom Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eHardback, 182 pages, $49.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePublished in June 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN 9781925826920\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Indonesian invasion of the former Portuguese colony of East Timor in 1975 was opposed by a coalition of local nationalist groups who engaged in armed resistance. Many people fled to Australia as refugees. Following years of turmoil and after direct urging from the Howard Government, President BJ Habibie offered the East Timorese self-determination. The United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) would ensure voting was free and fair. On 30 August 1999, the East Timorese people declared their overwhelming support for independence. Violence initiated by pro-Jakarta militias produced a humanitarian crisis. Xanana Gusmão, former guerrilla leader and independence advocate, called for international military forces to restore order. The UN accepted Australia’s offer to lead what became the International Force East Timor (INTERFET) consisting of 22 nations. On 20 September the first elements of the largest Australian deployment since the Vietnam War arrived in the East Timorese capital, Dili. More than 5,500 uniformed men and women were involved in the intervention and many thousands more were to follow over the ensuing three years. On 28 February 2000, INTERFET was dissolved and the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) assumed complete responsibility for peacekeeping operations and civil affairs. The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste was inaugurated on 20 May 2002.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor Tom Frame AM\u003c\/strong\u003e is Director of the Public Leadership Research Group at UNSW Canberra and the Howard Library at Old Parliament House. A former naval officer and Bishop to the Australian Defence Force, he is the author or editor of more than 50 books including Living by the Sword: the ethics of armed intervention, On Ops: Lessons and Challenges for the Australian Army Since East Timor (with Albert Palazzo), The Long Road: Australia’s Train, Advise and Assist Missions and a four-volume series on the Howard Government. He went to East Timor in 2001.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49820464513312,"sku":"","price":49.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Interfet.jpg?v=1737332594"},{"product_id":"il-globo-fifty-years-of-an-italian-newspaper-in-australia-edited-by-bruno-mascitelli-and-simone-battiston","title":"Il Globo : Fifty Years of an Italian Newspaper in Australia edited by Bruno Mascitelli and Simone Battiston","description":"\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eIl Globo : Fifty Years of an Italian Newspaper in Australia e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003edited by Bruno Mascitelli and Simone Battiston\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ePaperback, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e188 pages, $29.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003ePublished in 2009\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003eISBN: 9781923224469\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 2009 Australia’s leading Italian-language newspaper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eII Globo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emarks 50 years of publication.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eII Globo\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebegan in Melbourne as a weekly broadsheet on 4 November 1959 under the leadership of Tarcisio Valmorbida and Ubaldo Larobina. At the time, few expected the paper to have the longevity it has so far achieved.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eII Globo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas been at the forefront of the heights and the challenges of Italian post-war migration to Australia, often through Nino Randazzo’s editorial commentary. More than a newspaper,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eII Globo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehas been viewed as a leading community institution making its presence felt on Italian related issues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Infotext\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘… This fascinating and varied study traces [II Globo’s] progress and especially the role played in it by Nino Randazzo. … This is a really important and interesting study. Hardly anyone has looked at the non-English press in the past or at the ways in which Australian\u003cbr\u003epolitical alignments arise in immigrant situations.’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Prof. James Jupp AM, Director of the Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies at the Australian National University (Foreword)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eContributors include:\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBruno Mascitelli\u003cbr\u003eBrent Edwards\u003cbr\u003eSimone Battiston\u003cbr\u003eCarlo Carli\u003cbr\u003eCaterina Cafarella\u003cbr\u003eRobert Pascoe\u003cbr\u003eGaetano Rando\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49820781543712,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/ImproiedGlobo.jpg?v=1737348189"},{"product_id":"south-sea-islanders-in-queensland-by-paul-dillon","title":"South Sea Islanders in Queensland by Paul Dillon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouth Sea Islanders in Queensland by Paul Dillon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Geoffrey Blainey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 220 pages, $39.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781923224506\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDillon often sets out long documents which give readers an opportunity to learn more and more, and even to make up their mind. Thus, he challenges the prevailing view that these islanders were usually shipped home like sheep without any worthwhile gain.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e-- Geoffrey Blainey\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn ‘Bêche-de-mer and the Binghis’, I explore the maritime history of colonial Queensland and the often-overlooked interactions between the colony and Indigenous groups involved in marine incidents. The project, which grew into a series of three books, began with an examination of the native-born Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders who played key roles in these maritime events. However, further research revealed the involvement of additional Indigenous groups, including Torres Strait Islanders, Papuans, and South Sea Islanders (also known as Melanesians). Each group had unique interactions with Queensland’s maritime traffic, shaped by their participation in the region’s labor systems and colonial dynamics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe study focuses on “marine incidents,” including injuries or deaths of crew members, damage to vessels, or breaches of maritime laws. As Queensland’s economy grew, labor demands shifted from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers to the importation of South Sea Islanders, which led to significant controversy. The ethical and legal questions surrounding the importation of Pacific Islander labor for the burgeoning sugar and cotton industries became central to the debate, with many viewing the system as a thinly veiled form of slavery. This series delves into these complexities, offering a thorough look at the historical and cultural impact of these Indigenous maritime encounters in Queensland’s colonial period.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49820824142112,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/SouthSea.jpg?v=1737350071"},{"product_id":"wyatt-earp-the-little-ship-with-many-names-by-trish-burgess","title":"Wyatt Earp : The little ship with many names by Trish Burgess","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWyatt Earp : The little ship with many names by Trish Burgess\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 124 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in May 2020, $29.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781925826937\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy a book about a ship called Wyatt Earp? The year 2019 marked the 100th anniversary since the launch of a solid, wooden ship built in 1918–1919 in Molde, Norway. At the time she was named M\/S Fanefjord (Motorskip\/Motorship). She was not built as a fishing vessel, as many have claimed, but as a useful coastal trading ship—an all-rounder! Initially carrying cargo from Norway to England, and then from England to France, she was then active trading around the European coast and as far north as Greenland. There was occasionally some fishing, particularly off Greenland in the summer of 1925, which was a notable season. Fanefjord was launched on 27 September 1919. A century after her launch, on 27 September 2019, the Australian Antarctic Division joined with the Norwegian Ambassador to Australia to host a luncheon in Hobart to commemorate this amazing little ship and her many legacies. In 1933, after an uneventful career as a merchant vessel, she caught the eye of the Australian explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins. He was searching for a suitable ship on behalf of the wealthy American Lincoln Ellsworth. Wilkins had already been part of expeditions and flights in both the Arctic and Antarctic. Ellsworth, too, had been involved in several Arctic journeys and now had grand plans for Antarctic voyages of exploration and Antarctic aviation feats never before achieved. M\/S Fanefjord, named M\/V Wyatt Earp (Motor Vessel) by her new owner, went on to travel as far from her home port of Ålesund as was possible, making five trips to the Antarctic, four with Lincoln Ellsworth and Hubert Wilkins between 1933 and 1939 and one for the newly formed Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition in 1948–1949. As well as commemorating the centenary of her launching in Norway, the Hobart gathering also recalled that on 24 January 1959, nearly 40 years after she was launched and 60 years before the centenary event, the ship grounded on a stormy night, on a normally warm and sunny Queensland beach, never to sail again. It was to be her grave.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e (From the Introduction)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49820863299872,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Wyatt.jpg?v=1737351965"},{"product_id":"captain-james-cook-r-n-one-hundred-and-fifty-years-after-by-nbsp-sir-joseph-carruthers","title":"Captain James Cook, R.N. One Hundred and Fifty Years After by Sir Joseph Carruthers","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaptain James Cook, R.N. One Hundred and Fifty Years After by Sir Joseph Carruthers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdited \u0026amp; Annotated by Zachary Gorman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardback, $49.95, 286 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 9781925826975\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished in June 2020\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccording to detractors, Captain Cook’s centricity to the founding of Australia is a harmful colonialist “myth”. The man many of them blame for starting that myth is Sir Joseph Carruthers, one of the Fathers of Federation. Just in time for the 250th anniversary of Cook’s landing at Kurnell, the reader can now judge for themselves. Carruthers believed that Cook’s life was a meritocratic success story that should be held up as an example for his young nation to emulate. His passion was so infectious that it not only won over the Australian public, but managed to unite the whole of the English-speaking Pacific to come together to celebrate their greatest pioneer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49820869099808,"sku":"","price":49.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/cook.jpg?v=1737352213"},{"product_id":"the-compassion-of-captain-cook-by-christopher-heathcote","title":"The Compassion of Captain Cook by Christopher Heathcote","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Compassion of Captain Cook by Christopher Heathcote\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 120 pages, $22.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781922815309\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in February 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew Zealand 1773. A week before Christmas. A rowboat carrying ten sailors disappears. Next day butchered bodies are found on a beach. All have been killed by Maori warriors. Captain Cook will not retaliate. Warning his crew against vengeance, Cook assures local Maoris his expedition has come in peace. When the Chief who lead the attack later appears, Cook meets with him and takes no action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Cook is now the subject of heated argument. Serious claims circulate about his motives in exploring the Pacific, his relation to colonisation, especially his conduct toward natives.\u003cbr\u003eThis evidence-based book cuts through a crust of rhetoric and misinformation, investigating afresh Cook’s behaviour among indigenous peoples.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt reveals the Royal Society’s orders on dealing with natives, how Cook put them into practice, how he punished sailors who mistreated indigenes. It traces the actions of a humane man, who saw how native communities suffered through contact with Europeans, and was anxious for the future of peoples he befriended.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePointing to how Cook’s expeditions were science-focussed, not efforts at a British land-grab, the book exposes as a fiction certain popular tales, and visually unpacks key pictures by John Webber, the illustrator who recorded for perpetuity events on Cook’s historic final voyage.\u003cbr\u003eThis book will challenge what you thought you knew about Captain Cook.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTell me what the Natives of the whole extent of America have gained by the commerce they have had with Europeans?\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e— James Cook\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher Heathcote, author of Drysdale: Defining the Modern Australian Landscape, writes books on historic works of art which illuminate shifting Australian values. He lives on the original track to Victoria’s first gold field.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49825424900384,"sku":"","price":22.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/COOKS.jpg?v=1737526469"},{"product_id":"thalassa-an-anthology-on-sailing-and-the-sea-edited-by-brian-coman","title":"Thalassa : An Anthology on Sailing and the Sea edited by Brian Coman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThalassa : An Anthology on Sailing and the Sea edited by Brian Coman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 202 pages, $29.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781923224049\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy its very nature, an anthology is a very personal affair. It is determined entirely by the tastes of the compiler and by the breadth of his or her reading. This is especially the case when the topic is a very broad one, as is mine. There are, no doubt, many hundreds, if not thousands, of books and essays on the sea and on sailing, and my selection represents only a tiny fraction of the material available. I make no apology for this. It is simply the result of the brevity of a single human life and, in my case, of coming to an interest in the subject matter late in life. Not until I was sixty-five years old did I first board a sailing vessel and experience that highly specific sensation of gliding over water with only the sounds of lapping waves and the hum of keel and rigging.\u003cbr\u003eAgain, there is always a danger involved in selecting pieces for an anthology. The selector assumes that particular works or extracts of works will move the reader just as it moved him or her. But, of course, literary tastes vary—“in matters of taste”, goes the old maxim, “there can be no disputes”. One could overcome the problem by sticking to well-known and much-loved classics, whose popularity has stood the test of time. But then, where’s the point of producing yet another collection similar to the last? I have tried to steer a middle course in this matter, dispersing little-known authors amongst old favourites. This particular arrangement has certain advantages. The reader, coming across some obscure (to him or her) writer rubbing shoulders with an old favourite, might be pleasantly surprised to find just how well this new intruder measures up. There again, reading an anthology ought to be a voyage of discovery, opening new vistas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn choosing this arrangement, I had a particular model in mind. As a young schoolboy, I was introduced to the various volumes of The Victorian School Reader. Each Reader was an anthology of prose and poetry where Henry Kendall might sit next to Shakespeare, or Henry Lawson to Charles Lamb. The effect was marvellous. I owe a great debt of gratitude to the compilers of those Readers, for they stimulated in me an interest in literature which was to be a source of inestimable pleasure over the ensuing decades. This present volume could never hope to match the achievements of those early Readers, but in attempting to emulate their particular approach, I hope that I might gain, for authors whose works deserve a wider audience, at least a few new admirers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe reader of this collection will quickly note that I have limited myself to older accounts of sailing and of the sea—few of the extracts are later than the 1950s. This was a deliberate choice. There have been some epic sailing adventures in more modern times, but I have omitted them in favour of an era lacking satellite tracking and other modern navigation guides, radio communication, and sophisticated sea rescue methods. There is something in that mix of real danger and human determination which gives the older accounts a sharper edge. I have also omitted accounts of racing yachts though there are many fine accounts available. This again, reflects my own interests. I have not a competitive bone in my body. Mark Twain once quipped that it is “difference of opinion that makes horse-races”. I feel the same about yacht racing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy limited purpose in making this collection was to gather together some of those accounts which have moved me by their eloquence in describing the business of sailing and the moods and phenomena of the sea. Not all of my extracts are written by sailors; Freya Stark, for instance, was not a sailor, but her ability to paint, in word-pictures, the moods of the sea and the characteristics of sailing vessels, is unparalleled. Some of my chosen authors are little-known. H.C. Barkley wrote a couple of little-known works for young people but his description of a wild storm and of a ship-wreck is superb.  Likewise, the Irish author, Maurice O’Sullivan, is little known today, but his Twenty Years A-Growing was once considered a classic. The collection includes the work of some sadly neglected Australian writers. Here, I have deviated a little from my stated purpose by including an account of a river journey by paddleboat, but the spirit of a sea adventure is there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn my selection, I have exhibited an unashamed bias towards accounts dealing with the ancient world. Like my sailing and boat-building, I came to Homer at a late age, and it was a revelation. The Odyssey and Iliad contain some of the most beautiful, short descriptions of the sea and its creatures that have ever been recorded. Who has not heard of “the wine-dark sea”; who has not been moved by that lovely description, “down the shore of the sounding sea”? I sometimes think that all Western literature is, in a sense, merely footnotes to Homer, for in Homer is the seedbed of all human experience. For this and for other reasons mentioned above, my chosen extracts follow no strict chronological order. In sailing, the old and the new are always companionable, for the experience is unaltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut, more than anything else, the experience of sailing alone on the vast expanse of the ocean or walking alone along the shore of that “sounding sea” engenders the activity of reflection and of human imagination. “Life”, Plotinus said, “is the flight of the alone to the alone”. True enough: when the winds are strong, the sailor must devote all of his or her attention to the task, but in placid weather, the gentle lap of waves, the gurgling wake, the caress of soft airs and the immensity of the surrounding waters, brings on that pensive mood of personal reflection. I have tried, in making my selections, to include such experiences. This reflective mood is no better exemplified than in the writings of Hilaire Belloc. Many readers will be surprised to see him represented here, but he was more than just a fine sailor; he had a rare ability to represent, in the written word, that sort of deep longing that so often accompanies an experience of beauty or tranquillity. C.S. Lewis once described it as “an unsatisfied desire which is itself more desirable than any other satisfaction”. And so, coming into port, or dropping anchor, has a much deeper significance for Belloc and the spiritual quest is never far away. This, too, will explain my inclusion of Tennyson’s Crossing the Bar and an extract from Matthew Arnold’s Dover Beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the other extreme, the men sailing on the large merchantmen had that experience of living in close contact with their comrades—working together, sleeping in the same cramped quarters and, in the little leisure time available to them, relaxing in the same forecastle. Here, too, were men from every corner of the globe, from every conceivable background and holding diverse philosophies and religious beliefs. Perhaps no-one has better explored the group psychology attending this situation than Joseph Conrad in his novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo-one knows when humans first took to sailing in boats. Perhaps it was the ancient Egyptians or Phoenicians. Certainly, by Homer’s time it was one of the main means of commerce in the Mediterranean. Commercial sailing reached its zenith in the age of the great clippers and then declined as the age of steam overtook it. The steamers, in turn, gave way to oil power. Today, large sailing ships are, for the most part, museum pieces, sailing for the tourist trade. The more romantically inclined among my readers will, like me, see this as a sort of regression, and they will then understand why I have included John Masefield’s Cargoes. But the age of sail is not dead. Small sailing boats are still very popular, kept alive in large measure by the sport of competitive sailing. Even where I live, in north-central Victoria, we have a sailing club and an inland lake to enjoy the sport. Each year, a cohort of young boys and girls is introduced to sailing at our club. I hope that they might, one day, come to love the sheer enjoyment of sailing, for its own sake and experience, as my chosen authors have experienced, that special sense of unity with a vessel that only sailing can give. For a boat under sail is almost a living thing, as many of my chosen extracts seek to demonstrate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy first sailing boat, a Hartley 16, was called The Governor. The next and larger boat was, understandably, called The Governor General. Perhaps, before I die, I might justifiably call my last boat The Governed, but I doubt it. No matter! When these ageing limbs can no longer haul in the main sheet or hold the tiller in a hard wind, I will have my books. With these, I can sit in my chair and sail the world. It is my hope that the reader of this collection can do likewise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, I must acknowledge my debt to Maurice Nestor, formerly of La Trobe University, who acquainted me with several excellent books on sailing and the sea. Another colleague, Dorothy Avery, gave me access to her late husband’s excellent library of sea-faring books. I thank them both.  The first edition of this book was expertly copy-edited by Jessica Milroy and any layout errors in this edition are the responsibility of the author.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49825440006432,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/thalass.jpg?v=1737527340"},{"product_id":"post-modernist-australia-how-to-create-an-unholy-mess-by-giles-auty","title":"Post-Modernist Australia - How to Create an Unholy Mess by Giles Auty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePost-Modernist Australia - How to Create an Unholy Mess by Giles Auty\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 80 Pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781925826074\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNumber 2 in the series: The Snowflake Chronicles\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSnowflake- A very sensitive person. Someone who is easily hurt or offended by the statements or actions of others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book humbly offers alternatives to the otherwise ubiquitous doctrines of Post-modernism and the ‘Culture Wars’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003ePost-Modernist Australia: How to Create an Unholy Mess\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a relatively short book which makes rather a large claim: post-modernism is nothing more or less than attempted Marxist totalitarianism wearing a clever disguise.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eFor 90 years past those advocating hard-line communism as a universal social panacea have known that most grown-up Western democracies reject such murderous medicine outright.  Like thieves finding the front door of a house they wish to enter locked they therefore try to achieve surreptitious entry via more hidden and deceptive means – by any avenue where the rest of us show ourselves to be naïve or vulnerable in fact.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eSo what is so wrong with straightforward communism that it is forced now generally to disguise itself in Western democracies?  One immediate answer might be the 100 million of their own people that communists killed – to say nothing of tortured, imprisoned and utterly repressed.  Such facts are in no possible doubt.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eWestern civilization has generally resisted and rejected Marxist totalitarianism as such so that Marxism’s next trick is to disguise its innumerable vices as virtues and try to infiltrate proper democracies by the back door.  That, in a nutshell, is the entire purpose of everything that tries to sell itself today as post-modernism.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eGiles Auty and his wife both travelled and worked in quite a number of former communist countries before they met and before such regimes collapsed and are under no illusions whatsoever about the nature of the enemy.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eHaving served at the age of nineteen on the front line which formerly separated the British and Russian zones of occupation in Germany - often in freezing weather conditions - the author cordially invites all would-be Australian snowflakes to grow up and become a useful part again of a real rather than imaginary world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/au\/en\/ebook\/post-modernist-australia\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/au\/en\/ebook\/post-modernist-australia\"\u003ePrefer to read the E-Book Version? Click Here\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49827591782688,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Post.jpg?v=1737599259"},{"product_id":"arabana-and-the-ghan-by-michael-duke","title":"Arabana and the Ghan by Michael Duke","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArabana and the Ghan by Michael Duke\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ewith an Introduction by Aaron Stuart \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 240 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781925826289\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Old Ghan was a magnificent feat of engineering, taking steam trains through an arid landscape from Adelaide to the centre of Australia. It was built and ran from 1884 to 1983. On Arabana land from Marree to Oodnadatta, that Aboriginal people helped survey then work upon the railway line. They were fettlers, gangers, locomotive engineers, yardmaster, train inspectors, train cleaners, shunters. They got equal pay from the 1920s, unlike most other Aboriginal people. The railway helped them stay on country, transact traditional business but also leap into modernity. Their story belies the assumption of universal dispossession and exclusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr Michael Duke has worked with Aboriginal people from the 1980s. For this book he travelled the length and breadth of Australia to discover information on the Old Ghan and talk to Arabana people about that aspect of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49854716150048,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/arabanane.jpg?v=1738298566"},{"product_id":"anti-fascist-jim-mcneill-and-his-mates-in-the-spanish-civil-war-by-michael-samaras","title":"Anti-Fascists : Jim McNeill and his mates in the Spanish Civil War by Michael Samaras","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnti-Fascists : Jim McNeill and his mates in the Spanish Civil War by Michael Samaras\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eForeword by Rodney Cavalier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 358 pages, $39.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781923224575\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date Aptil 4th, 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Australians who fought against Franco in the Spanish Civil War were men and women of conscience. They were prescient in their understanding of fascism’s threat and convinced that taking up arms against it was the right thing to do. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of Jim McNeill, his mates and comrades. They were Australia’s pioneers against fascism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book is a deeply researched account of the history and motivation of a small band of courageous Australians who, without government approval or support, travelled to Spain in a vain attempt to defeat fascism. A great read for any history buff.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Faulkner, Former Labor Senate Leader.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWith a meticulous historical eye and elegant prose, Michael Samaras brings to life the courage and commitment of Jim McNeill and other Australians who fought fascism in Spain. This remarkable book represents the long overdue historical remembrance of an overlooked group of extraordinary Australian women and men. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaul Daley, Author and Guardian writer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis book tells the stories of those Australians in the 1930s who understood that evil must be confronted and put their lives on the line in the struggle against fascism. Their stories are as relevant today as they ever were.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLuke Foley, Former Leader of the NSW Labor Party.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn this study of the Australian antifascist movement, Michael Samaras highlights the biographies of core figures, some well-known, others less so or, as in a number of cases, where the memory of the individual’s activism has been forgotten. The portmanteau approach will appeal to Australian readers with an interest in Australian 20th century politics and society. \u003c\/i\u003eJudith Keene, University of Sydney.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Samaras is a Sydney-based researcher and writer. In 2022, he uncovered the Nazi past of the founding benefactor of the Wollongong Art Gallery. This is his first book.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49923263988000,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/samaras.jpg?v=1740349838"},{"product_id":"submarine-the-australian-submarine-service-in-history-by-paul-davidson-copy","title":"Submarine! The Australian Submarine Service in History by Paul Davidson (Paperback)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSubmarine! The Australian Submarine Service in History by Paul Davidson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Davidson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch 2025 release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 338 pages, $39.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN 9781923224551\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eCommander Paul Davidson is not a submariner himself, but through detailed research, wide reading, and lengthy discussions with current and former submarine commanding officers, he has written a most comprehensive and interesting account of the capabilities and utilization of the submarine as both a tactical and strategic weapon over the past 100 years. His book gives the reader a unique insight into the world of the undersea warrior.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e - Commodore Michael Dunne AM RAN Retd.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis book presents a comprehensive exploration of the Australian submarine service within the broader context of global submarine warfare history. Delving into extensive research and literature, it meticulously traces the evolution and operational trajectory of submarines, spanning from their rudimentary forms a century ago to their pivotal roles in both World Wars, the Cold War era, and the contemporary proliferation of conventional and nuclear-powered submarines across various naval fleets worldwide.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA focal point of analysis is the in-depth examination of the renowned ‘Perisher’ course, illuminating the training regimen for submarine commanders. Through insightful interviews with multiple Australian captains, the book extracts valuable lessons on effective leadership that transcend maritime warfare.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThroughout its narrative, the book interweaves historical anecdotes highlighting the formidable potency of submarines as formidable instruments of war, capable of serving as deterrents and, if necessary, as destructive forces. Consequently, it provides a timely and pertinent overview of the burgeoning significance of submarines within the landscape of international naval conflicts.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaul Davidson did national service as an Air Force officer in the Vietnam War era, before spending 15 years as a clinical psychologist in Australia and New Zealand, and 30 years as a university business educator, including six years teaching in the Royal Australian Naval Staff College at HMAS Penguin. More recently he served as a naval officer in the Submarine branch and instructor in the Australian Defence College, and in naval strategy. He published academic papers and widely recommended books in the field of Management, Human Resource Management, and Project Management. Now, he has brought his scholarship to bear as an amateur naval historian, in writing about Australian Submarines and their place in the history of naval warfare.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49930569482528,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/SubmarineCover.jpg?v=1734477028"},{"product_id":"john-robertson-liberal-of-the-people-by-william-o-coleman-australian-biographical-monographs-25","title":"John Robertson : Liberal of the People by William O. Coleman (Australian Biographical Monographs 25)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Robertson : Liberal of the People by William O. Coleman (Australian Biographical Monographs 25)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSeries Editor Scott Prasser\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback 86 pages, $19.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN 9781923224612\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eMarch 2025 release\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eJohn Robertson, active in New South Wales politics from 1859 till his sudden death in 1891, served as premier on five separate occasions in 1875 defeating the much-lauded Henry Parkes, with whom he later collaborated with in government. Here is the story of a person of humble birth who helped forge the nation, championed the key principles of an emerging democracy and yet, as author William Coleman points out, has suffered omission from our history, misrepresentation in what he achieved and incomprehension in what he sought. Whether Robertson was a “Great Man” is a question Coleman weighs at the end of volume, and now, at least, we have in this new monograph a better insight as to how to make that assessment.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eWilliam Coleman currently Adjunct Professor at the University of Notre Dame, Australia, was formerly Professor and Reader in the School of Economics at ANU. He has written extensively on inflation, the history of economic thought, the contested position of economics in society, as well as major works on Australian political history. His recent publications include the edited must-read volume, Only in Australia:  The History, Politics, and Economics of Australian Exceptionalism (2016) and the detailed and insightful Their Fiery Cross of Union: A Retelling of the Creation of the Australian Federation, 1889-1914 (2021).\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e-Scott Prasser, from the Introduction\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49933229424928,"sku":"","price":19.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Coleman25.jpg?v=1740628383"},{"product_id":"the-bandar-log-a-labor-story-of-the-1950s-alan-reids-previously-unpublished-novel-about-the-labor-split-by-dr-alan-reid-and-edited-by-ross-fitzgerald","title":"The Bandar-Log: A Labor Story of the 1950s Alan Reid's Previously Unpublished Novel about the Labor Split by Dr Alan Reid and edited by Ross Fitzgerald","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Bandar-Log: A Labor Story of the 1950s Alan Reid's Previously Unpublished Novel about the Labor Split by Dr Alan Reid and edited by Ross Fitzgerald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003ePages: Illustrations, black and white\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: 01\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925138528\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReview by Peter Coleman, 20 June 2015\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt was back in the mists of time but I easily recall the day in September 1961 when I dropped in to the NSW District Court to listen to what promised to be a sensational political trial. It centred on a notorious novel – finally published this week some 54 years later – about the catastrophic Labor Split of the 1950s, written by the famous journalist Alan Reid. It was called The Bandar Log in an allusion to the vicious chattering monkeys of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book. The subtitle makes its theme clearer: ‘A Labor Story of the 1950s’. Reid personalised the story as a war to the death between the attack dog of the Labor Left who was obviously meant to be Dr H.V. Evatt and the hero of the anti-communists who was obviously Bob Santamaria. Reid’s problem was to find a publisher. The book publishing division of his employer Australian Consolidated Press would not take it on. They thought it would not sell. (‘We are not in the business of losing money.’) A second publisher, Angus \u0026amp; Robertson, was keen. They even thought it might win the Miles Franklin Prize. But as Reid tells the story, one day an old Labor cobber sidled up to him in King’s Hall in the old Parliament House and whispered: ‘It’s not coming out!’ He was right. A\u0026amp;R finally turned the book down as defamatory. Then unexpectedly a third publisher turned up, P.J. Atkins of Cleveland Press, who said he thought there might be a quid in it. (Atkins was President of the Democratic Labor Party in NSW.) He wanted to publish it in time for the 1960 Christmas trade. But suddenly Atkins’ printer – Halstead Press, owned by A\u0026amp;R – followed A\u0026amp;R’s ruling that the book defamed prominent public figures. It refused to go on with the printing. The publisher thereupon sued Halstead Press for damages for breach of contract. The case came before the District Court. Despite great expectations the court-room drama was low-key, even dull. The principal witness for the printer was the literary scholar Dr Colin Roderick, a director of Angus \u0026amp; Robertson. He painstakingly showed how closely the fictional characters mirrored and defamed actual public figures such as Dr Evatt and Bob Santamaria. The cross-examining barrister for the publisher – the formidable Tom Hughes, later Attorney-General in the federal Liberal government – argued that the characters were definitely not portraits of real people. They were simply political types that turn up everywhere in politics from Washington to Westminster, from Canberra to the Kremlin – the wheeler-dealer, the fanatic, the madman, the fixer, the opportunist, the ideologue, the double-crosser, the stooge, the sycophant, the jackal or whatever. But despite Hughes’ aggressive and lengthy cross-examination, Roderick stuck doggedly to his observation that the characters were thinly disguised portraits of actual politicians in Canberra. When I wrote up the case for the Bulletin of September 1961 I reported that ‘it seemed at times as if Dr Roderick was being subjected to an extremely stiff Leaving Certificate examination in textual criticism’ – and passing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut rereading my piece after 54 years, I see I did not do justice to the contest. My divided loyalties got in the way. My sympathies were with Reid. He was a colleague at the Bulletin and although I often, and increasingly, disagreed with him, I wanted to see his novel published. But I was also convinced that Colin Roderick was right that the characters in the novel were portraits of real public figures – not only Evatt and Santamaria but also Arthur Calwell, Eddie Ward, Gough Whitlam, and Dr John Burton among others. I did not put my by-line on the report. We presented it as ‘From a Sydney Correspondent’. Readers today, more than 50 years later, will probably consider The Bandar Log as hard-hitting if dated commentary. But in 1961, at the time of would-be publication, it was an inflammatory and libellous, if accurate, account by an insider. The Judge found the book was defamatory and dismissed the claim for damages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was a triumph for Dr Roderick. Consider the portrait of Evatt: ‘…brilliantly mad, pursued by a sense of historic destiny. Subtle, a self-deceiver. Haunted by the lust for earthly power and a desire for immortality in the memory of man… he would not let what to him were the trifles of normal standards of morality and the little decencies of human existence stand between him and the end he was pursuing… shifty moody, sombre and morose…’\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter the hearing in the District Court, Reid returned his manuscript to the bottom drawer, to be forgotten and apparently lost to history. But a copy of the printer’s galley proofs survived among the Roderick papers in the Mitchell Library – ignored by historians until recently discovered by Ross Fitzgerald [who with Stephen Holt had a few years ago published the biography Alan (‘The Red Fox’) Reid.] Fitzgerald corrected the proofs and edited the novel again. Connor Court has now published it, at long last, with a Foreword by Prime Minister Abbott (who calls Reid ‘the Paul Kelly of his day’), an Introduction by Fitzgerald and Holt (who find the novel ‘surprisingly relevant today’), and a Postscript by Laurie Oakes (who notes Reid’s ‘extraordinarily bleak’ picture of Canberra politics – ‘filthy and disgusting… a sewer’.) One point is clear: the novel, wooden, creaky and didactic, has little literary merit, but it evokes the spirit of Labor politics in the 1950s. It is a document that will be of lasting interest to students of Australian politics. How many more such documents are still out there, in library archives or family garages, waiting to be discovered?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49980459090208,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Bandar.jpg?v=1741830060"},{"product_id":"dharma-democracy-how-india-built-the-third-world-s-first-democracy-by-salvatore-babones","title":"Dharma Democracy : How India Built the Third World’s First Democracy by Salvatore Babones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDharma Democracy : How India Built the Third World’s First Democracy by Salvatore Babones\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 290 pages, $39.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781923224735\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelease Date: May 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDharma is the basis of democracy which Asia must recognize, for in this lies the distinction between the soul of Asia and the soul of Europe. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e– Sri Aurobindo Ghose\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndia is one of the world’s great democratic success stories. In this rigorously empirical analysis, a comparative social scientist—an American sociologist based in Sydney—offers a dispassionate assessment of India’s democratic evolution. Benchmarking India against both established Western democracies and its own political past, the book challenges prevailing narratives shaped by ideological biases. Drawing on quantitative data and primary historical sources, the author reveals a dynamic, complex, and resilient democratic system operating in a fractured and deeply traditional society. A must-read for academics and general readers alike, this book cuts through politicized scholarship to offer a clear-eyed perspective on the world’s largest democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSalvatore Babones\u003c\/strong\u003e is a quantitative comparative sociologist whose current research focuses on the political sociology of democracy. He has also published on economic development in post-socialist transition economies and quantitative methods for cross-national comparisons. His 2018 book The New Authoritarianism: Trump, Populism, and the Tyranny of Experts was named among the “Best on Politics” by the Wall Street Journal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eDharma Democracy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e is a lucid and dispassionate excursion into Indian politics where the reader experiences the transformation of India into Bharat, in other words, the making of the Indian Nation. A highly readable work coming as it does from an \"outsider.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e- Gautam R. Desiraju, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eSalvatore Babones has written a delightful book on the world's largest democratic country, India. It amounts to a sceptic's case for India and for its democratic credentials against the various doubters of today, including the supranational ranking groups who give India laughably low comparative scores. For instance, they put India forty countries below the Maldives (whose constitution denies citizenship to all non-Muslims) and only one country above Iraq. Babones gives you the historical context. He gives you the present-day situation. He writes with verve and wit. Babones makes the case for the world’s poorest democracy. As he says \"India’s nation-builders ... and the democracy they produced, though as flawed as any other, has stood the test of time.\" This makes India the poor world’s outlier. Find out why by buying this enjoyable book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e- James Allan, Garrick Professor of Law, University of Queensland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eThis book is a commendable historical and political commentary on the conceptual lineages of Indian democracy. In \u003ci\u003eDharma Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, Salvatore Babones brilliantly engages with quantitative analysis of Indian democracy alongside the qualitative clarity in ancient and modern Indian political thought as the core site of the very definition and foundational aspects of the political system of the world’s largest democracy and arguably the third world’s most successful democracy. The author is lucid and thought-provoking. A must read because it demonstrates a fine scholarly achievement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e- Maidul Islam, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eIndia is often judged on a singular standard of democracy. Yet, no democracy is perfect, no two democracies are identical, and all evolve in their own unique ways over time. Loyalty to India does not require every citizen to be a Hindu. However, does responsible citizenship require respect for the Hindu character of the Indian nation and can this be reconciled with the core tenets of democracy? In \u003ci\u003eDharma Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Babones makes a compelling case to study the democratic institutions and practices of the world’s largest, poorest and most argumentative democracy within its own deeply rooted Hindu, civilisational, and historical contexts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e- Ramesh Thakur \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eEmeritus professor, Australian National University, former United Nations Assistant Secretary General, and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Government and Politics of India\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eMost foreigners who write on India, fall into two categories. Either the judgmental outsider who sees nothing good or the one who goes native and sees nothing worth improving. The ideal person to explain India is one who can have the clinical precision of an outsider, but the loving and deep understanding that only comes to one who is an insider too. These are contradictory impulses, and Salvatore Babones bridges these contradictions with rare aplomb. His \u003ci\u003eDharma Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e explains, with insightful detail, what makes democracy so strong and antifragile in India. This one is a must read for all those who seek to understand how democracy works in this complex nation that is seemingly drowning in cacophony and gladiatorial debates, powered by a booming economy, and adapting to fast-changing attitudes which are, counter-intuitively, also rooted in a culture that goes back to the dawn of human civilization.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 12.0pt; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003e-Amish Tripathi, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"\u003eBestselling author \u0026amp; broadcaster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50050458517792,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/India.jpg?v=1743657345"},{"product_id":"australians-don-t-take-prisoners-the-great-war-diaries-of-private-charles-briggs-hardy-edited-by-peter-hendy","title":"Australians Don’t Take Prisoners : The Great War Diaries of Private Charles Briggs Hardy edited by Peter Hendy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAustralians Don’t Take Prisoners : The Great War Diaries of Private Charles Briggs Hardy edited by Peter Hendy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 308 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished: October 2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781922449764\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e$39.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“While wars have their share of glory, they are brutal, awful things and should always be the last option for a national government. I commend this book and especially hope younger readers can absorb the lessons there are to learn in it - not only about the horrors of war but also the nobility in self-sacrifice and duty to your country.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- The Hon. Peter Reith AM, Former Australian Minister for Defence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Hardy was a blacksmith’s assistant from Sydney, Australia.  In his War Diaries he recorded his progress from a happy-go-lucky boy to a hard-bitten, military veteran in that terrible conflict, the Great War of 1914-1918.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Gallipoli he writes the words:  “Allah, Allah they yell \u0026amp; when they know they are beaten they throw down their arms and want to be taken prisoners but Australians don’t take Prisoners”. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie was an ordinary man involved in extraordinary events and this book weaves his diary entries into a comprehensive and informative history of the War – particularly the Gallipoli Campaign and the tragic Battle of Fromelles which was the worst single day in Australian military history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharlie participates in the famous, heroic rear-guard action during this Battle, helping save hundreds of Australian lives, made even more poignant by the historical coincidence that Adolf Hitler was in opposing trenches to Charlie’s company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50122790142240,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Hendy.jpg?v=1745539157"},{"product_id":"promise-and-performance-the-albanese-government-2022-2025-edited-by-scott-prasser","title":"Promise and Performance : Albanese's First Term edited by Scott Prasser","description":"\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePromise and Performance : The Albanese's First Term\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003e e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-GB\"\u003edited by Scott Prasser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9781923224759\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback, 400 pages, $39.95\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSeptember 2025 Release\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the first comprehensive review of the Albanese Labor Government. It seeks to provide a critical but balanced assessment of the Albanese Government’s first term. The academic and expert contributors to this edited volume have been asked not just to review what happened but to assess whether the Albanese Government has made its mark on Australian government and if so in what ways. Was it ‘reformist’ in the Hawke-Keating style, or was it ‘reformist’ in the more traditional Labor mode like some regard the Whitlam Government? Is there a leading reform that has made life better for Australians in a measurable way? Was its successes or failures of its own making or the result of trends outside its immediate control?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents  \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePromise and Performance: An Introduction – Scott Prasser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePart 1: Overview: The Changing Political Environment\u003cbr\u003e1 The Albanese Government’s Election Performance – Malcolm Mackerras\u003cbr\u003e2 How Albanese and Chalmers have Created a New Narrative of Australian Politics – Greg Melleuish\u003cbr\u003e3 Labor’s Federal Election Performance in Queensland – John Mickel\u003cbr\u003e4 The Dutton-led Opposition in Labor’s First Term – Peter van Onselen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart 2: Managing the institutions\u003cbr\u003e5 The Public Service under Albanese – Paddy Gourley\u003cbr\u003e6 Creating a New Standards Regime and a Safer Workplace for Parliament – Maria Maley\u003cbr\u003e7 The Albanese Government’s Public Inquiries: Targeting Political Opponents? – Scott Prasser\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart 3: Managing the policies\u003cbr\u003e8 The Australian Economy over the Albanese Government’s First Term – Gene Tunny\u003cbr\u003e9 Fiscal Policy under the Albanese Government, 2022-2025 – Saul Eslake\u003cbr\u003e10 Perverse Productivity Policies: Rhetoric vs Reality – Gary Banks\u003cbr\u003e11 The Albanese Government’s Industrial Relations Program – Richard Calver\u003cbr\u003e12 Energy and Environment Policy – Aynsley Kellow\u003cbr\u003e13 Aviation Policy: A Reluctance to Reform? – Peter Forsyth\u003cbr\u003e14 Labor’s Higher Education Agenda: A La-La-Land Wish List– Salvatore Babones\u003cbr\u003e15 The Voice Debacle – Gary Johns\u003cbr\u003e16 The Drift of Australian Foreign Policy – Michael Easson\u003cbr\u003e17 Defence Policy – David Lee\u003cbr\u003e18 The Albanese Government Record on Government Services and Digital Transformation – Mike Kelly\u003cbr\u003e19 Religious Freedom: Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Bride – Mark Spencer\u003cbr\u003e20 Anyone for Footy? A Policy in Search of a Goal: The Albanese Government’s PNG NRL Initiative – Andrea Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePart 4: Aftermath: Lessons for the Future?\u003cbr\u003e21 Lessons for the Future – Scott Prasser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50154497540384,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/ALBANESEFIRSTTERM.png?v=1754617411"},{"product_id":"where-few-have-been-sir-hubert-wilkins-and-the-antarctic-by-trish-burgess-and-annette-carter","title":"WHERE FEW HAVE BEEN : Sir Hubert Wilkins and the Antarctic by Trish Burgess and Annette Carter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWHERE FEW HAVE BEEN : Sir Hubert Wilkins and the Antarctic by Trish Burgess and Annette Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 246 pages, $39.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781923224827\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelease Date Mid-June 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSir George Hubert Wilkins led an extraordinary life as a war photographer, aviator, polar explorer, scientist, and naturalist. Born in rural South Australia in 1888, Wilkins became the first to film combat in war, fly across the Arctic, and pilot a submarine beneath the polar ice. A pioneer in aerial mapping and meteorology, he documented vast unexplored regions of the Arctic and the Antarctic. His relentless pursuit of knowledge and adventure was fueled by a rugged upbringing and insatiable curiosity. This book highlights his remarkable contributions—especially his often-overlooked Antarctic expeditions—and restores Wilkins to his rightful place among the great explorers of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eANNETTE CARTER has over 20 years of experience working in museums and the heritage sector, driven by her passion for social history and storytelling through objects and archives. She holds a Master’s in Museum Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRISH BURGESS is an Adjunct Fellow at UNSW Canberra. Previous books are ‘Bearing the Heart of a Sailor: Letters from the Antarctic and Other Faraway Places’ (2004), ‘Riesling in Australia’ (2010, with Ken Helm) and ‘Wyatt Earp: The Little Ship with Many Names’ (2020).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50209183826208,"sku":"","price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/WILKINSWEB.jpg?v=1747976059"},{"product_id":"another-world-an-australian-in-uzbekistan-by-richard-alston","title":"ANOTHER WORLD : An Australian in Uzbekistan by Richard Alston","description":"\u003cdiv\u003eANOTHER  \u003cspan\u003eWORLD \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca class=\"em-emoji\"\u003e:\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAn Australian in Uzbekistan by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard Alston \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003ePaperback, 190 pages, $29.95\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eISBN 9781923224728\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRelease Date: July 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis memoir is a captivating exploration of Uzbekistan, \u003cspan\u003eset against the backdrop of a lifetime of global \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etravels. The author traces his journey from early \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eadventures at sea to diplomatic missions and high-level \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epolitical engagements. However, it is Uzbekistan that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eleaves the deepest impression. Through its stunning Silk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoad cities—Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva—he delves \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003einto the nation’s rich history, breathtaking architecture, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecultural heritage. He also examines its post-Soviet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etransformation, economic progress, and leadership under \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresident Shavkat Mirziyoyev. A fascinating blend of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epersonal reflection and historical analysis, this book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eunveils Uzbekistan’s enduring allure. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eRichard Alston is a former barrister, a politician (Australia’s \u003cspan\u003elongest serving Minister in both the Communications and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArts portfolios) and diplomat (Australia’s High Commissioner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Ambassador) to the United Kingdom) and businessman, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecompany director and an occasional essayist.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50268383609120,"sku":"","price":29.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/Uzbekistan.jpg?v=1748997091"},{"product_id":"coal-the-australian-story-1970-2020-by-denis-porter-copy","title":"Coal : The Australian Story 1970-2020 by Denis Porter (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoal : The Australian Story 1970-2020 by Denis Porter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRelease Date: July 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback, 500 pages, $39.95\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN:9781923224865\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first volume of “Coal – the Australian Story”, published in 2019, serviced a wide readership of people with economic, technical, historical, industrial and regional interests in coal. This second volume has even wider appeal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDenis Porter not only completes the history of coal to the present time for those same readers but also will attract new ones. Those who worked in and lived through the exciting growth of coal of the last 50 years and those interested in the place of coal in the decades ahead will find this book compelling reading. Denis himself is such a person, having held senior positions in the mining industry during that time, including CEO of the New South Wales Minerals Council.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book chronicles coal mining in Queensland and New South Wales from 1970. Porter details the development of the industry, the changes in commercial ownership, foreign and local investment, employment, the impact on established coal communities and the growth of new ones, industrial relations issues, the involvement of governments, and the huge expansion of coal exports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-- From the Foreword\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Connor Court Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50268499607840,"sku":null,"price":39.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/files\/s-l960coal.webp?v=1736385641"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0919\/0191\/9520\/collections\/Lebanese.jpg?v=1763785230","url":"https:\/\/www.connorcourtbooks.com.au\/collections\/history.oembed?page=5","provider":"Connor Court Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}