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9789290797678 02 03 9789290797678 15 9789290797678 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9789290797678.htm 1 A01 Souza, Lucio Vinhas de 112 KC 02 After weathering years of financial upheaval, Russia has recovered to become one of the ten largest economic powers in the world. It is the third-largest trade partner of the European Union, the fourth-largest trade partner of the Eurozone, and an essential energy supplier to the EU. This impressive recovery has made Russia an economic and political actor that cannot be ignored. This book describes the countrys evolving policy framework and macroeconomic performance, from the difficult days of transition recession and the 1998 financial crisis to the sustained and robust growth since 1999 that is only partially related to the energy price cycle. Centre for European Policy Studies 01 Centre for European Policy Studies 02 20080801 UNIREPS 02 10 20080801 02 56.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080801 9780807077337 02 03 9780807077337 15 9780807077337 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780807077337.htm 1 A01 Mairs, Nancy 160 HR 02 A collection of beautifully written personal essays on living an unconventional life of faith and action, including essays on life in an alternative Catholic worship community, and on the strands of Catholic practice that the author weaves into a creative, activist spiritual life. Beacon Press 01 Beacon Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 29.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780748623563 02 03 9780748623563 15 9780748623563 BC BAAS Paperbacks http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780748623563.htm 1 A01 Bernier, Celeste-Marie 320 AC 02 This book examines the quilts, ceramics, paintings, sculpture, installations, assemblages, daguerreotypes, photography and performance art produced by African American artists over a two hundred year period. The author draws on archaeological discoveries and unpublished archival materials to recover the lost legacies of artists living and working in the United States. Edinburgh University Press 01 Edinburgh University Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 49.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781841502113 02 03 9781841502113 15 9781841502113 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781841502113.htm 1 B01 Jordan, Mel 2 B01 Miles, Malcolm 144 ABA 02 Contemporary visual culture, art, theory and criticism shifted after the end of the Cold War, so that cultural production in both the East and the West underwent radical new challenges. Art and Theory After Socialism considers the new critical insights that are produced in the collisions of art theory from the ex-East and ex-West. Intellect Books 01 Intellect Books 02 20081001 01 230 mm 02 174 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 59.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20081001 9781841501895 02 03 9781841501895 15 9781841501895 BB http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781841501895.htm 1 B01 Coutts, Glen 2 B01 Jokela, Timo 304 ABA 02 Art, Community and Environment investigates wideranging issues raised by the interaction between art practice, community participation, and the environment, both natural and urban. This volume gathers a distinguished group of artists, writers and academics, contributors from the United States, Australia, and Europe to examine topics such as urban art, community participation, local empowerment, and the problem of ownership. Featuring rich illustrations and informative case studies from around the world, Art, Community and Environment addresses the growing interest in this fascinating discipline. Intellect Books 01 Intellect Books 02 20081001 01 174 mm 02 230 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 74.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20081001 9780876094174 02 03 9780876094174 15 9780876094174 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780876094174.htm 1 A01 Deeks, Ashley S. 48 JPVH 02 With the detention of thousands of people since the aftermath of 9/11, the United States has been faced with a difficult dilemma: detain those individuals indefinitely, release them in the United States, or send them home, where they are likely to face torture. To overcome this problem, the United States has sought assurances against torture from an individuals home country. This report evaluates whether and how the United States can improve its use of diplomatic assurances so that they become a sustainable policy tool. It explores a host of important issuessuch as what assurances look like, when and why states have used them, and the human rights concerns about their use. Council on Foreign Relations Press 01 Council on Foreign Relations Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 19.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780816656776 02 03 9780816656776 15 9780816656776 BB http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780816656776.htm 1 A01 Nelson, Dana D. 256 JPA 02 Throughout our history, Americans have been simultaneously inspired and seduced by the American presidency and concerned about the misuse of presidential powerfrom the time of Lincoln, Wilson, and FDR to Nixon, Reagan, and George W. Bushas a grave threat to the United States. In Bad for Democracy, Dana D. Nelson goes beyond blaming particular presidents for jeopardizing the delicate balance of the Constitution to argue that it is the office of the presidency itself that endangers the great American experiment. University of Minnesota Press 01 University of Minnesota Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 44.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780815729914 02 03 9780815729914 15 9780815729914 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780815729914.htm 1 B01 Fukuyama, Francis 198 JP 02 As recent history vividly illustrates, several kinds of unanticipated scenariosbut particularly those of low probability and high impacthave the potential to escalate into systemic crises. Among the most obvious examples are the September 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and the Asian tsunami. Anticipating and managing low-probability, high-impact events is a critically important challenge to todays policymakers but they lack the necessary tools. Developing such capacity and instruments, including the mindset necessary for thinking the unthinkable, is the focus of Blindside. Brookings Institution Press 01 Brookings Institution Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 37.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781850659174 02 03 9781850659174 15 9781850659174 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781850659174.htm 1 A01 Watt, Nigel 224 HBJH 02 Nigel Watts book discusses the troubled political fortunes of Burundi, a beautiful yet disturbed country in the heart of Central Africa. He traces the origins of its political crises, sheds light on Burundis recent history by means of interviews with leading participants and those whose lives have been affected by horrific events, and helps demystify the countrys ethnic divisions. Hurst 01 C. Hurst & Co. 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 47.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781854595409 02 03 9781854595409 15 9781854595409 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781854595409.htm 1 A01 Churchill, Caryl DD 02 Published to mark her 70th birthday the fourth volume of the collected plays of one of the best playwrights alive. After the music-theatre piece, Hotel, from 1997, Churchill charted a course in This is a Chair, Blue Heart (both also premiered in 1997) and Far Away (2000) towards an increasingly extreme and unsettling mix of surrealism and a passionate engagement with big issues. A Number (2002) and Drunk Enough to Say I Love You? (2006) are less surreal but more overtly political, dealing respectively with cloning and with the Anglo-US axis. The volume ends with her version of Strindbergs, A Dream Play made for the National Theatre in 2005. Nick Hern 01 Nick Hern 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 47.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20081001 9780815780281 02 03 9780815780281 15 9780815780281 BB http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780815780281.htm 1 A01 Fritschler, A. Lee 2 A01 Smith, Bruce L. R. 3 A01 Mayer, Jeremy D 280 JPA 02 Contrary to popular belief, the problem with U.S. higher education is not too much politics but too little. Far from being bastions of liberal bias, American universities have largely withdrawn from the world of politics. Closed Minds? draws on data from interviews, focus groups, and a new national survey by the authors, as well as their decades of experience in higher education to paint the most comprehensive picture to date of campus political attitudes. Brookings Institution Press 01 Brookings Institution Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 62.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780974707754 02 03 9780974707754 15 9780974707754 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780974707754.htm 1 A01 Wakeley, John TCBG 02 Coalescent theory provides the foundation for molecular population genetics and genomics. It is the conceptual framework for studies of DNA sequence variation within species, and is the source of essential tools for making inferences about mutation, recombination, population structure and natural selection from DNA sequence data. Coalescent Theory: An Introduction presents the mathematics of gene genealogies for biologists at the graduate and post-graduate level and for mathematicians interested in biology. Roberts & Company 01 Roberts & Company 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 89.95 UNIREPS 06 AU 02 01 20081001 9780980187113 02 03 9780980187113 15 9780980187113 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780980187113.htm 1 A01 Svensson, Lisa 100 RNPG 02 This report outlines current action in Europe and the U.S. and lessons that can be learned to advance a transatlantic consensus on climate change. It also serves as a roadmap for a post-2012 framework when the Kyoto Protocol expires. The volume is based on recommendations from a symposium of climate change experts, business leaders, and government officials at the 2007 conference CaliforniaEuropean Dialogue on Climate Change. Centre for Transatlantic Relations 01 Centre for Transatlantic Relations 02 20080801 UNIREPS 02 10 20080801 02 37.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080801 9780816654949 02 03 9780816654949 15 9780816654949 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780816654949.htm 1 A01 Fenster, Mark 400 JFC 02 In this new edition of the landmark work, and the first in-depth look at the conspiracy communities that formed to debunk the 9/11 Commission Report, Fenster shows that conspiracy theories play an important role in U.S. democracy. Examining how and why they circulate through mass culture, he contends, helps us better understand society as a whole. Ranging from The Da Vinci Code to the intellectual history of Richard Hofstadter, he argues that dismissing conspiracy theories as pathological or marginal flattens contemporary politics and culture because they arecontrary to popular portrayalan intense articulation of populism and, at their essence, are strident calls for a better, more transparent government. Fenster has demonstrated once again that the people who claim someones after us are, at least, worth hearing. University of Minnesota Press 01 University of Minnesota Press 02 20081015 UNIREPS 02 10 20081015 02 44.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081015 9780748624201 02 03 9780748624201 15 9780748624201 BC Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780748624201.htm 1 A01 Bentley, Nick 240 D 02 This critical guide introduces major novelists and themes in British fiction from 1975 to 2005. It engages with concepts such as postmodernism, feminism, gender and the postcolonial, and examines the place of fiction within broader debates in contemporary culture. Edinburgh University Press 01 Edinburgh University Press 02 20081001 01 216 mm 02 138 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 49.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780253220417 02 03 9780253220417 15 9780253220417 BC Bioethics and the Humanities http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780253220417.htm 1 B01 LaFleur, William 2 B01 Bohme, Gernot 3 B01 Shimazono, Susumu 280 MBGR 02 The trial of the 'German doctors' exposed atrocities of Nazi medical science and led to the Nuremberg Code governing human experimentation. In Japan, Unit 731 carried out hideous experiments on captured Chinese and downed American pilots. In the United States, stories linger of biological experimentation during the Korean War. This collection of essays looks at the dark medical research conducted during and after World War II. Indiana University Press 01 Indiana University Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 34.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781840028744 02 03 9781840028744 15 9781840028744 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781840028744.htm 1 A01 Ralph, Philip DD 02 18 year old Private Cheryl James from Llangollen was one of four young soldiers who died from gunshot wounds at Deepcut Barracks between 1995 and 2002. Cheryls parents wanted answers from the people responsible for their daughters care. But how do you begin to grieve when no-one seems to have a proper explanation? Taken from original source material and powerful first hand testimonies, Deep Cut is a bold and compelling account of one familys journey through a time they thought theyd never experience, to places they hoped theyd never be. Oberon 01 Oberon 02 20080901 UNIREPS 02 10 20080901 02 28.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20080901 9780816643981 02 03 9780816643981 15 9780816643981 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780816643981.htm 1 A01 Roth, Marty 256 JHBA 02 This invigorating work traces the cultural history of convivial drinking before the concept of addiction overshadowed intoxications reputation as a creative, philosophical, and spiritual force. Marty Roths Drunk the Night Before illustrates altered consciousness from myth to contemporary life, laying bare the behaviors and beliefs, sacred and secular, invested in intoxication. University of Minnesota Press 01 University of Minnesota Press 02 20080911 UNIREPS 02 10 20080911 02 39.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080911 9780816634866 02 03 9780816634866 15 9780816634866 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780816634866.htm 1 A01 Lippit, Akira Mizuta 296 JFFZ 02 Differentiation from animals helped to establish the notion of a human being, but the disappearance of animals now threatens that identity. This is the argument underlying Electric Animal, a probing exploration of the figure of the animal in modern culture. University of Minnesota Press 01 University of Minnesota Press 02 20080709 UNIREPS 02 10 20080709 02 39.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080709 9780876094167 02 03 9780876094167 15 9780876094167 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780876094167.htm 1 A01 Irwin, Douglas A. 48 JPA 02 The failure of the Doha Development Round trade negotiations at the World Trade Organization and the increasing skepticism of the value of free trade agreements in Congress have put advocates of a liberal trading system on the defensive. This report aims to enhance the understanding of the public and policymakers of the important foreign policy implications of U.S. trade policy. Council on Foreign Relations Press 01 Council on Foreign Relations Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 19.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781933286273 03 03 9781933286273 15 9781933286273 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781933286273.htm 1 A01 Lancaster, Carol 125 JPA 02 In this book, Carol Lancaster analyzes the Bush administrations dramatic and often controversial changes to established U.S. foreign aid policy and programs. George Bushs Foreign Aid delves into the origins of these shifts in aid, their promise, and their potential problems. Centre for Global Development 01 Centre for Global Development 04 20080501 UNIREPS 02 20 02 37.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 04 01 20080501 9780253220431 02 03 9780253220431 15 9780253220431 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780253220431.htm 1 A01 Barnouw, Dagmar 280 HBJD 02 Photographers from the U.S. Army's Signal Corps were with the troops that drove back Hitler's troops and occupied Germany at the end of World War II. Soon photos of death camps and starving POWs shocked the home front, providing ample evidence of Nazi brutality. Yet did the faces of the defeated Germans show remorse? The victors saw only arrogance, servility, and the resentment of a population thoroughly brainwashed by the Nazis. In fact, argues Dagmar Barnouw, the photographs from this period tell a more complex story and hold many clues for a better understanding of the recent German past. Indiana University Press 01 Indiana University Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 44.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780815732679 02 03 9780815732679 15 9780815732679 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780815732679.htm 1 A01 Gerber, Alan S. 2 220 JPHF 02 The first edition of Get Out the Vote! broke ground by introducing a new scientific approach to the challenge of voter mobilization and profoundly influenced how campaigns operate. In this expanded and updated edition, the authors incorporate data from more than one hundred new studies, which shed new light on the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of various campaign tactics, including door-to-door canvassing, e-mail, direct mail, and telephone calls. Brookings Institution Press 01 Brookings Institution Press 02 20080301 UNIREPS 02 10 20080301 02 35.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080301 9781869404239 02 03 9781869404239 15 9781869404239 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781869404239.htm 1 A01 Yelich, Sonja 80 DC 02 Sonja Yelichs new collection of poems, get some, is a daring departure from her awardwinning previous book Clung. Here, the leading character Edgar is a US marine in bad need of a wash and a gun. By turns chilling, funny, deeply sad and immensely thought-provoking, get some is the work of a writer able to express the atrocity of war and potential for violence in everyday life. Auckland University Press 01 Auckland University Press 02 20081001 01 210 mm 02 165 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 27.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781869404215 02 03 9781869404215 15 9781869404215 BB http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781869404215.htm 1 A01 Sharp, Iain BGF 02 Englishman Charles Heaphy the first New Zealander to win the Victoria Cross, the first European to explore the West Coast of the South Island and New Zealands most distinguished 19th-century landscape painter is, by any measure, a central figure in colonial history. In this engaging book, lavishly illustrated with Heaphys paintings, drawings and maps, author Iain Sharp reveals the story of Heaphys life and art. Auckland University Press 01 Auckland University Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 74.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780748624560 02 03 9780748624560 15 9780748624560 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780748624560.htm 1 A01 Humphries, Reynold 192 APFA 02 Hollywoods Blacklists is a history of the political and cultural factors relevant to understanding the why and the how of the various investigations of the alleged Communist infiltration of Hollywood. Edinburgh University Press 01 Edinburgh University Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 52.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780816649181 02 03 9780816649181 15 9780816649181 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780816649181.htm 1 A01 Fetner, Tina 200 JFSK 02 While gay rights are on the national agenda now, activists have spent decades fighting for their platform, seeing themselves as David against the religious rights Goliath. At the same time, the religious right has continuously and effectively countered the endeavors of lesbian and gay activists, working to repeal many of the laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and to progress a constitutional amendment protecting marriage. In this accessible and grounded work, Tina Fetner uncovers a remarkably complex relationship between the two movementsone that transcends political rivalry. University of Minnesota Press 01 University of Minnesota Press 02 20080911 UNIREPS 02 10 20080911 02 39.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080911 9781840028737 02 03 9781840028737 15 9781840028737 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781840028737.htm 1 A01 Jones, Alex DD 02 Kelly, right, Kelly the bitch decides to have a party on the very same night as my sleep over - the very same night! And I know she's done it on purpose. And she invites everybody - absolutely everybody...except me of course... I want to die! I'm such a minger! Welcome to the world of 14-year old Katie as she battles her way through the bitches, the chavs, the misery of school discos and the desperate search for a worthy boyfriend. A turbulent and triumphant tale of a totally troubled teen. Oberon 01 Oberon 02 20080901 UNIREPS 02 10 20080901 02 28.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20080901 9780816651405 02 03 9780816651405 15 9780816651405 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780816651405.htm 1 B01 Einwohner, Rachel L. 2 B01 Reger, Jo 3 B01 Myers, Daniel J. 312 JHBA 02 Movements for social change are by their nature oppositional, as are those who join change movements. How people negotiate identity within social movements is one of the central concerns in the field. This volume offers new scholarship that explores issues of diversity and uniformity among social movement participants. University of Minnesota Press 01 University of Minnesota Press 02 20080911 UNIREPS 02 10 20080911 02 44.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080911 9781850659167 02 03 9781850659167 15 9781850659167 BB http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781850659167.htm 1 A01 Ross-Valentine, Simon 256 JFSR2 02 This book is the first scholarly appraisal of the teachings, beliefs and lifestyle of the Ahmadiyya Jamaat, an Islamic reform group founded in nineteenth-century India that claims millions of followers worldwide. The Ahmadis claim that other prophets followed the Prophet Muhammad, and that Jesus, instead of dying on the cross (as Christians believe), or ascending in to heaven (as mainstream Muslims teach), escaped from the Romans and died in Kashmir. Hurst 01 C. Hurst & Co. 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 90.00 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781841583587 02 03 9781841583587 15 9781841583587 BB http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781841583587.htm 1 A01 Caldwell, David 320 HBJD1 02 This book covers the history of Islay up to the present day with a particular focus on the people of the island. Islay was originally part of Dal Riata, the early kingdom of the Scots, but was then colonised by Scandinavian settlers in the middle of the ninth century. It also looks at the lesser folk, especially during the time of the Campbell lairds, from the early 17th century onwards. Birlinn 01 Birlinn 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 89.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9789971694159 03 03 9789971694159 15 9789971694159 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9789971694159.htm 1 A01 King, Ross 320 JHB 02 Arguably Southeast Asias most spectacular city, Kuala Lumpur widely known as KL has just celebrated 50 years as the national capital of Malaysia. But KL now has a very different twin in Putrajaya, the countrys new administrative capital. Where KL is a diverse, cosmopolitan, multi-racial metropolis, Putrajaya fulfils an elitist vision of a Malay-Muslim utopia. The purity of Putrajaya throws the cosmopolitan diversity of Kuala Lumpur into sharp relief, and the tension between the two places reflects the rifts that run through Malaysian society. NUS Press 01 Singapore University Press 04 20080601 01 229 mm 02 152 mm UNIREPS 02 21 02 42.00 UNIREPS 07 AU 04 01 20080601 9781840028690 02 03 9781840028690 15 9781840028690 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781840028690.htm 1 A01 Maxwell, Glyn DD 02 Private jealousies and public fears, old alliances and new ideologies, panic legislation and political correctness all combine in this thrilling adaptation of Anatole Frances 1912 novel The Gods Will Have Blood. The poet Glyn Maxwell (whose Lifeblood was voted best play by the British Theatre Guide in 2005) brings a colloquial verse of great fluidity and immediacy to a story that is both fresh and relevant. Oberon 01 Oberon 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 28.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20081001 9781869404154 02 03 9781869404154 15 9781869404154 BB http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781869404154.htm 1 B01 Gatley, Julia 280 AM 02 Long Live the Modern celebrates New Zealands heritage of modern architecture. The interpretation of modern architecture is broad, not limited to the high modernism of 1920s Europe that appeared in the Antipodes in the latter 1930s and the 1940s, but extends to 20th-century architecture concerned with the new, in all its guises: new technologies, new materials, new forms, new building types, new ways of living. Auckland University Press 01 Auckland University Press 02 20081001 01 210 mm 02 365 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 74.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781841585567 02 03 9781841585567 15 9781841585567 BB http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781841585567.htm 1 A01 MacLean, Charles 240 KNDF 02 Individual distilleries give their whiskies unique characteristics. These characteristics do not arise magically (as was once thought), nor are they the result of terroir or region (as is still thought, by some). They have their roots in the craft and custom of the distillery and of the district in which it is located, but the key influences upon flavour are the distilling equipment itself, how it is operated and how the spirit is matured. For the first time, MacLeans Whiskypedia explores the flavour and character of every malt whisky distilled in Scotland with reference how it is made. Birlinn 01 Birlinn 02 20081001 01 210 mm 02 130 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 45.00 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9789971694470 02 03 9789971694470 15 9789971694470 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9789971694470.htm 1 B01 Reid, Anthony 2 B01 Yangwen, Zheng 300 JPSD 02 China dominated Asia for two millennia, and its return to a position of power in Asia raises many questions. The diplomatic norms introduced by Western European countries and America re-shaped Asias power structure, which previously was based on tribute relations between China and its neighbours. However, vestiges of the old relationship remain, as do powerful reminders of more recent interactions, both friendly and hostile. Negotiating Asymmetry explores the issue of how real or imagined norms based on past relationships might shape Chinas future position in the region by considering how relationships have changed over the past two centuries. NUS Press 01 Singapore University Press 02 20080801 01 229 mm 02 152 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20080801 02 42.00 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080801 9780980187144 02 03 9780980187144 15 9780980187144 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780980187144.htm 1 B01 Hamilton, Daniel S. 200 JPA 02 The accelerating pace of globalization poses new strategic challenges for international affairs and diplomacy. This book applies lessons learned from network-centric approaches in the defense sector, business communities, and public policy networks to the international security and foreign policy arena. By bringing together experts from a range of substantive and geographic expertise, this volume offers practical and policy-relevant solutions for the foreign policy community. Centre for Transatlantic Relations 01 Centre for Transatlantic Relations 02 20080801 UNIREPS 02 10 20080801 02 47.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080801 9780643095137 02 03 9780643095137 15 9780643095137 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780643095137.htm 1 A01 Spencer, Jerry 208 TVS 02 Nutrition of Sports Turf in Australia shows how to grow a healthy, stress-tolerant turf capable of withstanding high levels of wear. It covers the concepts and principles of plant growth and the function of primary and secondary nutrients, micronutrients and soil organic matter. Landlinks Press 01 CSIRO Publishing 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 89.95 UNIREPS 06 AU 02 01 20081001 9781840028591 02 03 9781840028591 15 9781840028591 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781840028591.htm 1 A01 Rosenthal, Amy DD 02 Spring 1916. D H Lawrence and his wife Frieda have found a new life for themselves in the remote Cornish village of Zennor. Rejuvenated by the wild beauty around them, they persuade close friends Katherine Mansfield and John Middleton Murry to join them in their idyll. But no sooner have Katherine and Jack arrived than long-simmering tensions bubble to the surface, and Lawrences dream of communal living starts unravelling before his eyes Based on true events, this is the story of women, and men, in love. An uplifting and passionate comedy about four friends trying to live together, two marriages struggling for survival and a group of writers striving for creativity in the midst of war. Oberon 01 Oberon 02 20080901 UNIREPS 02 10 20080901 02 28.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20080901 9780876094143 02 03 9780876094143 15 9780876094143 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780876094143.htm 1 A01 Markey, Daniel S. 48 JPA 02 Under Pakistani law, a Federally Administered Tribal Area (FATA) is a semi-autonomous region governed by rules dating back to the British colonial era. Today, Pakistans FATA provides safe haven for international terrorists, training grounds for regional militants, and a destabilizing threat to the Pakistani state. This report provides a comprehensive U.S. policyinvolving a mix of financial assistance, diplomatic influence, covert action, and military/intelligence cooperationfor dealing with Pakistans FATA. Council on Foreign Relations Press 01 Council on Foreign Relations Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 19.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781551119304 02 03 9781551119304 15 9781551119304 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781551119304.htm 1 A01 Olding, Susan 272 JKSF 02 Pathologies is a suite of essays detailing Susans adoption of her daughter Maia from an understaffed Chinese orphanage and Maias extremely difficult adaptation to the unfamiliar state of being loved and is one of the most heartrending, fearlessly honest things youll read all year. The essays are full of timely, tirelessly researched information about infertility treatments, the practise and ethics of adoption, and Chinas one-child policy. For those interested in adopting a child, international or otherwise, and for parents of children who have suffered trauma at a very young age, this book is essential reading. Freehand Books 01 Freehand Books 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 34.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9789971693787 02 03 9789971693787 15 9789971693787 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9789971693787.htm 1 B01 Barr, Michael 2 B01 Trocki, Carl A. 304 JP 02 Singapores era of pluralism between the 1950s and 1970s was a time of extraordinary cultural, intellectual and political dynamism. Students, labour unions, ambitious political contenders, and representatives of the various ethnic communities all stepped forward to offer alternate visions of Singapores future from across the entire political spectrum. The book will remind older Singaporeans of pages from their past, and will provide a younger generation with a novel perspective at their countrys past struggles. For outside observers, it offers a fascinating glimpse of a side of Singapore that has received relatively little attention. NUS Press 01 Singapore University Press 02 20080801 01 229 mm 02 152 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20080801 02 42.00 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080801 9781840028751 02 03 9781840028751 15 9781840028751 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781840028751.htm 1 A01 Gems, Pam DD 02 From the streets of Paris to worldwide fame, Edith Piaf continues to be remembered and revered for her exceptional voice and extraordinary life. In this new production of Piaf, Pam Gems has reworked her celebrated 1978 original, vividly capturing the glamour and squalor, the rise and fall of this complex, fragile and enigmatic performer. Oberon 01 Oberon 02 20080901 UNIREPS 02 10 20080901 02 28.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20080901 9780816650156 02 03 9780816650156 15 9780816650156 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780816650156.htm 1 A01 Adey, Peter 2 B01 Salter, Mark B. 240 JPA 02 Politics at the Airport brings together leading scholars to examine how airports both shape and are shaped by current political, social, and economic conditions. Focusing on the ways that airports have become securitized, the essays address a wide range of practices and technologiesfrom architecture, biometric identification, and CCTV systems to no-fly lists and the privatization of border controlnow being deployed to frame the social sorting of safe and potentially dangerous travelers. University of Minnesota Press 01 University of Minnesota Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 34.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780748636372 02 03 9780748636372 15 9780748636372 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780748636372.htm 1 A01 Arditi, Benjamin 172 JPA 02 Politics on the Edges of Liberalism refers to a grey zone where phenomena such as difference, populism, revolution and agitation turn the distinction between the inside and the outside of liberalism into a matter of dispute. This is a truly interdisciplinary inquiry at the cutting edge of contemporary debates in politics, critical theory, philosophy and sociology. Edinburgh University Press 01 Edinburgh University Press 02 20081001 01 216 mm 02 138 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 56.00 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780876094181 02 03 9780876094181 15 9780876094181 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780876094181.htm 1 A01 Barkey, Henri J. 48 JPA 02 Since the 2003 U.S. invasion, the Kurds of northern IraqWashingtons primary allieshave emerged as a balancer in Baghdad between the Sunni and Shia factions and as a potential spoiler of a national peace process that may seek secession. Managing the conflicting and competing passions emanating from this change in the status quo is critical to avoiding a repeat of past bloodshed in Iraq, preventing broader conflict in the region, and paving the way for an orderly U.S. exit. This report describes how U.S. policymakers can avoid worst-case scenarios and encourage an orderly transition to a loose federal Iraq at peace with its neighbors. Council on Foreign Relations Press 01 Council on Foreign Relations Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 19.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780643093966 02 03 9780643093966 15 9780643093966 BB http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780643093966.htm 1 B01 Scott, Keith M 2 B01 Pain, Colin F 336 PD 02 This comprehensive reference will enable recent geology, geography and soil science graduates working with regolith materials and postgraduate students to acquire a sound background in aspects of regolith geoscience. It indicates how regolith is developed from parental rocks and emphasises the importance of chemical, physical, water and biological processes in regolith formation. CSIRO Publishing 01 CSIRO Publishing 02 20081001 01 260 mm 02 200 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 145.00 UNIREPS 06 AU 02 01 20081001 9780748623778 02 03 9780748623778 15 9780748623778 BC Edinburgh Critical Guides to Literature http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780748623778.htm 1 A01 Mathison, Hamish 224 DSBD 02 This thorough introduction to English literature of the eighteenth century opens with an introduction to the principal texts followed by an explanation of key terms in their political, economic and social contexts. Each of the main chapters on poetry, prose fiction, theatre and culture of print tells a story of literary evolution, interrogating extracts from key canonical texts whilst allowing space for a discussion of lesserknown contextual texts and intellectual currents. Edinburgh University Press 01 Edinburgh University Press 02 20081001 01 216 mm 02 138 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 49.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781840028577 02 03 9781840028577 15 9781840028577 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781840028577.htm 1 A01 Sirett, Paul DD 02 In the year of the Beijing Olympics, a group of friends from London set themselves an epic challengeto run the ancient Silk Road trading route to China, carrying an alternative Olympic flame. Once on the road, complications and conflict test friendships and soon threaten their chances of success. Weaving in and out of the contemporary story are magical and timeless Chinese myths. Oberon 01 Oberon 02 20080901 UNIREPS 02 10 20080901 02 28.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20080901 9781841501864 02 03 9781841501864 15 9781841501864 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781841501864.htm 1 A01 MacDonald, James 128 DD 02 Russia, Freaks and Foreigners is a collection of three thematically linked plays set against the backdrop of a fractured, post-Soviet Russian society. The performance texts use comedy and an assortment of freakish portrayals to explore what it means to be a member of society. Written by acclaimed playwright James MacDonald, who has cerebral palsy, these performance texts critique accepted notions of normality within authority, offering various models of difference physical, cultural, and moral and their stories of dislocation. Intellect Books 01 Intellect Books 02 20080901 01 230 mm 02 174 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20080901 02 44.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20080901 9780870032325 02 03 9780870032325 15 9780870032325 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780870032325.htm 1 A01 Delpech, Thérèse 2 B06 Holoch, George 232 JPV 02 Blending a detailed knowledge of international security affairs with history, philosophy, psychology, and literature, Thrse Delpech vividly reminds us of the signs and warnings that were missed as the civilized world failed to prevent the world wars, the Holocaust, Soviet death camps, and Cambodian killing fields that made the twentieth century so deadly. Drawing a parallel between 1905 and 2005, Delpech warns that it could happen again in this current era of increasing international violence and global lawlessness. Brookings Institution Press 01 Brookings Institution Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 37.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780253220424 02 03 9780253220424 15 9780253220424 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780253220424.htm 1 A01 Rabinowitch, Alexander 520 HBTV4 02 A major contribution to the historiography of the world in the 20th century, The Bolsheviks in Power focuses on the fateful first year of Soviet rule in Petrograd. It examines events that profoundly shaped the Soviet political system that endured through most of the 20th century. Drawing largely from previously inaccessible Soviet archives, it demolishes standard interpretations of the origins of Soviet authoritarianism by demonstrating that the Soviet system evolved ad hoc as the Bolsheviks struggled to retain political power amid spiraling political, social, economic, and military crises. Indiana University Press 01 Indiana University Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 34.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780748633852 02 03 9780748633852 15 9780748633852 BB http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780748633852.htm 1 A01 Hogg, James 400 DSBF 02 The Brownie of Bodsbeck and Other Tales (1818) consists of an introductory poem, a short novel, and two stories. Hogg shapes this collection in ways that allow him to explore the life of his native district of Ettrick Forest during different historical periods. Taken as a whole, The Brownie of Bodsbeck and Other Tales is one of Hoggs major achievements. It is here published as a complete collection for the first time since 1818. Edinburgh University Press 01 Edinburgh University Press 02 20081001 01 234 mm 02 156 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 124.00 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9789971694265 02 03 9789971694265 15 9789971694265 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9789971694265.htm 1 A01 Rimmer, Peter 2 A01 Dick, Howard 300 JFSL3 02 The extended metropolitan regions of Southeast Asia are the dynamic cores of their national economies and societies and the frontiers of accelerating globalization. The City in Southeast Asia explores ways of moving beyond outmoded paradigms of the Third World City or a Southeast Asian city type. NUS Press 01 Singapore University Press 02 20080801 01 229 mm 02 152 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20080801 02 42.00 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080801 9780748637119 02 03 9780748637119 15 9780748637119 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780748637119.htm 1 A01 Burke, Sean 320 DS 02 For the late twentieth century, the death of the author assumed a significance analogous to the death of God one hundred years previously. In this now classic study, Sen Burke both provides a detailed explanation of anti-authorialism and shows how, even taken on its own terms, the attempt to abolish the author is philosophically untenable. Building on a substantially revised second edition, Burke further explores the challenges faced by an authorial theory that is still to come. Edinburgh University Press 01 Edinburgh University Press 02 20081001 01 234 mm 02 156 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 77.00 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781840028683 02 03 9781840028683 15 9781840028683 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781840028683.htm 1 A01 Noda, Hideki 2 A01 Teevan, Colin DD 02 Drawing on the themes of cruelty, imperialism and betrayal, this play ingeniously links the ancient Japanese Tales of Genji with a Noh theatre play and a contemporary murder. Following the huge success of The Bee, Irish playwright Colin Teevan rejoins legendary Japanese director Hideki Noda for a new physical and inventive collaboration. Oberon 01 Oberon 02 20080901 UNIREPS 02 10 20080901 02 28.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20080901 9780748635450 02 03 9780748635450 15 9780748635450 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780748635450.htm 1 A01 Pathak, Pathik 192 JFSL1 02 This book identifies two key themes: first, that contemporary global politics has rendered many of the worlds democracies susceptible to the rhetoric and policy of majoritarianism; and secondly, that majoritarianism plays on popular anxieties that invariably gravitate towards cultural identity. Edinburgh University Press 01 Edinburgh University Press 02 20081001 01 234 mm 02 156 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 55.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780748624683 02 03 9780748624683 15 9780748624683 BC The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780748624683.htm 1 A01 Schoeler, Gregor 2 B06 Toorawa, Shawkat M. 160 HRLC 02 This book is concerned with what publishing and Arabic Literature entailed in the period of Classical Islam how were ideas transmitted, both aurally and in written form? Following a chronological line, the author begins by exploring the ways in which texts were published in the early Islamic period: official documents were written and placed in a shrine; poetry was passed on orally and aurally, through recitations, supported by rough notes to assist in the transmission. He goes on to consider the Quran as it became an official written document, thereby reducing the role of the Quranic readers who recited the text (although the importance of hearing the text remained). Edinburgh University Press 01 Edinburgh University Press 02 20081001 01 234 mm 02 156 mm UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 52.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781840028669 02 03 9781840028669 15 9781840028669 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781840028669.htm 1 A01 Rani Sarma, Ursula DD 02 Which comes first, loneliness or violence? This is the story of love born in a very dark place between a man who wants to belong and a woman who wants to be forgotten. The Magic Tree is an exploration into human behaviour at a time when humanity seems determined to endlessly repeat the mistakes of the past. It looks at why good people are capable of doing bad things and asks if love alone can save us. Oberon 01 Oberon 02 20080901 UNIREPS 02 10 20080901 02 28.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20080901 9789971694203 03 03 9789971694203 15 9789971694203 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9789971694203.htm 1 A01 Ayoob, Mohammed 232 JPF 02 Analysts and pundits from across the American political spectrum describe Islamic fundamentalism as one of the greatest threats to modern, Western-style democracy. Yet very few non-Muslims would be able to venture an accurate definition of political Islam. Mohammed Ayoob's The Many Faces of Political Islam thoroughly describes the myriad manifestations of this rising ideology and analyzes its impact on global relations. NUS Press 01 Singapore University Press 04 20080601 01 229 mm 02 152 mm UNIREPS 02 21 02 36.00 UNIREPS 07 AU 04 01 20080601 9780253220318 02 03 9780253220318 15 9780253220318 BC Railroads Past & Present http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780253220318.htm 1 A01 Loving Jr, Rush 384 WGF 02 The fascinating saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the landAmerica's railroads The Men Who Loved Trains introduces some of the most dynamic businessmen in America. Here are the chieftains who have run the railroads, including those who set about grabbing power and large salaries for themselves, as well as others who truly loved the industry. Indiana University Press 01 Indiana University Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 29.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780816654574 02 03 9780816654574 15 9780816654574 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780816654574.htm 1 A01 Rutledge, Doug 176 JHBA 02 Since 2003, photographer Abdi Roble and writer Doug Rutledge have been documenting the lives of Somali immigrants in the United States and of the people forced into the vast refugee camps that were set up in Kenya in the wake of the 1991 civil war in Somalia. The Somali Diaspora follows the family of Abdisalem, his wife Ijabo, and their three daughters as they struggle to survive in Dadaab before being relocated first to Anaheim, California, where they barely make ends meet, and then to Portland, Maine. University of Minnesota Press 01 University of Minnesota Press 02 20081015 UNIREPS 02 10 20081015 02 62.00 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081015 9781850659099 02 03 9781850659099 15 9781850659099 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781850659099.htm 1 A01 Taylor, Robert HBJQ 02 The State in Myanmar is a totally revised, expanded and updated version of The State in Burma (1987), with additional chapters covering the last twenty years of Myanmars political history. It attempts to explain the countrys current politics in the light of the historical evolution of state-society relations in Myanmar since the pre-colonial kings, through the colonial era to the current, and third, post-colonial regime in this strategically important and little studied South East Asian nation. Hurst 01 C. Hurst & Co. 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 59.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780253220394 02 03 9780253220394 15 9780253220394 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780253220394.htm 1 A01 Edwards, Geoffrey 2 A01 Edwards, Ryan 208 AV 02 One of the most significant developments in 19th-century Italian opera was the genesis of the Verdi baritone. The authors argue that the composer's baritone characters embody 'a quintessential humanity, expressing needs and temptations, confusions and understandings, griefs and joys that transcend the particulars of time and place.' The Verdi Baritone explores seven of the most fascinating roles in the repertory, revealing how they were conceived and executed. Indiana University Press 01 Indiana University Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 34.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780253220400 02 03 9780253220400 15 9780253220400 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780253220400.htm 1 A01 Barnouw, Dagmar 320 HBJD 02 Sixty years after the end of World War II, its impact on German civilians remains a subject that is still difficult to broach in public discourse. Steering her path between notions of 'victim' and 'perpetrator,' Dagmar Barnouw seeks a place where the memories of the horrors of Nazi persecution and the horrors of war together might create a more complete historical remembrance for postwar generations. Indiana University Press 01 Indiana University Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 34.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781840028638 02 03 9781840028638 15 9781840028638 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781840028638.htm 1 A01 Hutchinson, Ron DD 02 A powerful new satire on the media's manipulation of the images of war. When a soldier returns home after serving in Afghanistan he tempts a newspaper editor with personal photos that seem to expose outrageous acts of brutality. But when their authenticity is questioned, how far can the story be spun to stop the truth leaking out? Oberon 01 Oberon 02 20080901 UNIREPS 02 10 20080901 02 28.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20080901 9780807041376 02 03 9780807041376 15 9780807041376 BB http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780807041376.htm 1 A01 Weston, Kath 272 JHB 02 In Traveling Light, anthropologist Kath Weston takes a series of bus trips to explore what it means to live poor and travel poor in the worlds wealthiest country. Beacon Press 01 Beacon Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 49.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9789290797784 02 03 9789290797784 15 9789290797784 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9789290797784.htm 1 A01 Wiersma, Jan Marinus 140 HRAM2 02 Since September 11, the European Unions relations with the Islamic world have been imbued with a sense of urgency. Political developments in the neighboring Islamic countries bordering the Mediterranean could potentially have a tremendous impact on European security. This book explores why it is so difficult for democracy to take root in the Mediterranean region and asks what Europe can and should do to promote democracy with its Islamic neighbors. Centre for European Policy Studies 01 Centre for European Policy Studies 02 20080801 UNIREPS 02 10 20080801 02 56.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080801 9780807069073 02 03 9780807069073 15 9780807069073 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780807069073.htm 1 A01 Winslow, Philip C. 248 HBJF1 02 A dramatic first hand account of life on the West Bank in the 21st century, a place enveloped in a hopeless conflict that threatens not only the Middle East, but global hopes for peace. Beacon Press 01 Beacon Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 29.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9780815766650 02 03 9780815766650 15 9780815766650 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780815766650.htm 1 A01 Malbin, Michael J. 2 A01 Ornstein, Norman J. 3 A01 Mann, Thomas E. 192 JPA 02 Vital Statistics on Congress remains the quintessential source of authoritative information on Americas legislature. This important series tracks the elements that define and describe Congress in the postWorld War II era, and in this new edition, three of Americas most esteemed political analysts extend their examination through the 109th Congress. Brookings Institution Press 01 Brookings Institution Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 29.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001 9781840028706 02 03 9781840028706 15 9781840028706 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9781840028706.htm 1 A01 Nutter, Alice DD 02 1968 and the sexual revolution is stuck in a traffic jam just outside Leeds, but two brothers are about to see beyond the citys narrow perimeters. A fan of the Kray twins, Banks proudly models himself on Reggie Kray and pushes his gentle giant of a brother, Arthur, into the subservient role of Ronnie. As they hitch their way down the M1 they find a shifting cast of characters, offering everything from fish paste sandwiches to balloon based sex. This is a black comedy about love, loyalty and not letting disability stand in the way of extreme violence. Oberon 01 Oberon 02 20080901 UNIREPS 02 10 20080901 02 28.95 UNIREPS 05 AU 02 01 20080901 9780816635078 02 03 9780816635078 15 9780816635078 BC Borderlines http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780816635078.htm 1 A01 Edkins, Jenny 264 JFFC1 02 We see famine and look for the likely causes: poor food distribution, unstable regimes, caprices of weather. A technical problem, we tell ourselves, one that modern social and natural science will someday resolve. To the contrary, Jenny Edkins responds in this book: Famine in the contemporary world is not the antithesis of modernity but its symptom. A critical investigation of hunger, famine, and aid practices in international politics, Whose Hunger? shows how the forms and ideas of modernity frame our understanding of famine and, consequently, shape our responses. University of Minnesota Press 01 University of Minnesota Press 02 20080918 UNIREPS 02 10 20080918 02 44.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080918 9780816653331 02 03 9780816653331 15 9780816653331 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780816653331.htm 1 A01 Blodgett, Jeff 2 A01 Lofy, Bill 304 JPHF 02 As the 2008 presidential race dominates political discussion and media coverage worldwide, thousands of lesser-known local contests are being hard-fought in our neighborhoods, cities, and states. Winning Your Election the Wellstone Way is based on the work of Wellstone Action, a leading-edge progressive training center that has instructed thousands of political activists, campaign managers, and volunteers, of whom more than two hundred have gone on to run for office and win. Jeff Blodgett and Bill Lofy analyze the crucial lessons learned from many successful (and several losing) campaigns and demystifies what it takes to run forand wina political seat. University of Minnesota Press 01 University of Minnesota Press 02 20080915 UNIREPS 02 10 20080915 02 39.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20080915 9780253220493 02 03 9780253220493 15 9780253220493 BC http://www.unireps.com.au/isbn/9780253220493.htm 1 B01 Sarkar, Sumit 2 B01 Sarkar, Tanika 550 JFSJ1 02 Social reforms aimed at changing the social, political, or economic status of women in India were important both to British colonial rule and to nascent nationalist movements. Debates over practices such as widow immolation, widow remarriage, and child marriage, as well as those governing marriage and property within different religious communities, continued to exert profound influence on Indian society and politics throughout the 20th century. In this collection, eminent historians Sumit Sarkar and Tanika Sarkar bring together some of the most important scholarly articles and primary source documents from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Indiana University Press 01 Indiana University Press 02 20081001 UNIREPS 02 10 20081001 02 49.95 UNIREPS 07 AU 02 01 20081001