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  • New Guinea 1942-44

    by Timothy Hall ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: World War II in Asia
    Drawing on material that had only just been released when this book was originally published in 1981, this book provides a graphic account of the war which, to all intents and purposes, was fought on Australian soil against Australian people – a war which came to the very door of Australia itself.When the Japanese landed at Rabaul on 23 January 1942 it was the start of one of the fiercest ... Read more

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  • Romantic Notes for Lovers

    by Timothy Hall ...
    Romantic Notes for Lovers, by Timothy L. Hall. A collection of romantic notes suitable for inclusion in cards or to personalize Valentine's Day, anniversary, birthday, or other greeting cards. ... Read more

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  • The SAGE Companion to the City

    "This book pulls together an exceptional range of literature in addressing the complexity of contemporary patterns and processes of urbanization. It offers a rich array of concepts and theories and is studded with fascinating examples that illustrate the changing nature of cities and urban life"- Paul Knox, Virginia Tech University"The SAGE Companion to the City is a tour-de-force of contemporary ... Read more

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  • The Fall of Singapore 1942

    by Timothy Hall ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: World War II in Asia
    Singapore fell to the Japanese on 15 September 1942, but in 1941 Europeans on the island felt still untouched by war, lulled into security by the belief that Singapore was impregnable from the sea. However, the Planning Chief of Imperial Army Headquarters in Tokyo had realised a successful invasion could come from the north, down the Malay peninsula... Requests from less naive members of the ... Read more

    $54.99 USD

  • Darwin 1942

    Australia's Darkest Hour

    by Timothy Hall ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: World War II in Asia
    On 19 February 1942 the Japanese air force bombed Darwin. Whilst this fact is well known, very few people know exactly what happened. Timothy Hall was the first writer to be given acess to all the official reports of the time and as a result he has been able to reveal exactly what happened on that dreadful day – a day which Sir Paul Hasluck (17th Governor-General of Australia) later described as ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • The Globalisation of Higher Education

    Developing Internationalised Education Research and Practice

    Series series Education (R0)
    This book argues that the neoliberal globalisation of higher education faces a need for recalibration. In light of increased concerns from universities in cultivating globalisation, this volume brings together a multi-ethnic and multilingual team of researchers who argue that the continued development of internationalized education now requires new research and practices. As university leaders ... Read more

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  • Tobruk 1941

    The Desert Siege

    by Timothy Hall ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: WW2
    This book, first published in 1984, examines the 1941 siege of Tobruk and the experiences of the inexperienced Australian troops facing Rommel’s successful armies. It looks at the follies as well as the bravery; humane acts from both sides, locked as they were in a brutal battle; the tactics of desert warfare and siege warfare; and the challenges both sides faced from fighting in desert conditions ... Read more

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    Sociology: A Complete Introduction is designed to give you everything you need to succeed, all in one place. It covers the key areas that students are expected to be confident in, outlining the basics in clear, jargon-free English and providing added-value features like summaries of key experiments and even lists of questions you might be asked in your seminar or exam.The text is split into four ... Read more

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  • The Miracle of Dunkirk

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    by Walter Lord ...
    Stranded on the beach with the Nazis closing in, the British army managed one of the most unlikely maneuvers in modern military historyIn May of 1940, the remnants of the French and British armies, broken by Hitler’s blitzkrieg, retreated to Dunkirk. Hemmed in by overwhelming Nazi strength, the 338,000 men who gathered on that beach were all that stood between Hitler and Western Europe. Crush them ... Read more

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  • Heritage

    Critical Approaches

    Historic sites, memorials, national parks, museums…we live in an age in which heritage is ever-present. But what does it mean to live amongst the spectral traces of the past, the heterogeneous piling up of historic materials in the present? How did heritage grow from the concern of a handful of enthusiasts and specialists in one part of the world to something which is considered to be universally ... Read more

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  • Operations Most Secret

    SOE: The Malayan Theatre

    by Ian Trenowden ...
    Little is known and much less has been written about the Malayan theatre of operations of SOE from 1942-45. In this, his second book, Ian Trenowden, working closely with the wartime commander of Force 136, Group B, has built up a surprisingly complete picture of those operations and traces the evolution of the local SOE headquarters from a single desk in London’s Baker Street to the independent ... Read more

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  • Razing Africville

    A Geography of Racism

    In the 1960s, the city of Halifax razed the black community of Africville under a program of urban renewal and 'slum clearance.' The city defended its actions by citing the deplorable living conditions in Africville, ignoring its own role in the creation of these conditions through years of neglect and the refusal of essential services. In the 1980s, the city created a park on Africville's former ... Read more

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