Authors & editors
ANU Press has collaborated with a diverse range of authors and editors across a wide variety of academic disciplines. Browse the ANU Press collection by author or editor.
Book launch: Learning from agri-environment schemes in Australia »
Learning from agri-environment schemes in Australia is a book about the birds and the beef — more specifically it is about the billions of dollars that governments pay farmers around the world each year to protect and restore biodiversity. After more than two decades of these schemes in Australia,
Book launch: War, Strategy and History »
The Strategic & Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) warmly invites you to attend a book launch to honour the work of Professor Robert O'Neill, Head of SDSC from 1971–82. This is a collection of essays in honour of eminent Professor Robert O’Neill. Each chapter was written by prominent academics
China Update 2016: Book Launch »
On Thursday 21 July 2016, the China Economy Program at Crawford School, in collaboration with the Rio Tinto-ANU China Partnership, will launch the 2016 China Update Book: China’s new sources of economic growth: reform, resources and climate change edited by Ross Garnaut, Ligang Song, Cai Fang and
Book launch: A Mission Divided »
Dr Kirstie Close-Barry, a descendant of the Lelean, Waterhouse and Churchward families who worked over several generations as Methodist missionaries in Fiji, considers her family's role in Fiji's past in her first book, A Mission Divided. She illuminates the ways in which the Methodist
Book launch: Population Ageing and Australia's Future »
The ANU Press title, Population Ageing and Australia's Future will be launched on 8 November 2016 in the Members Bar at Old Parliament House. Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia +61 2 6249 1788 population_ageing.jpg Book launch Tuesday, 8 November, 2016- 17:00 to 17:30 Website » more
Book launch: The Lion that Didn't Roar »
In 2017 it will be Australia’s turn to chair the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP), an international organisation set up to regulate the trade in diamonds. Diamonds are a symbol of love, purchased to celebrate marriage, and it is therefore deeply ironic that the diamond trade has become
Book launch: A Difficult Neighbourhood »
A Difficult Neighbourhood will be launched on Tuesday 22 November by Professor Michael Wesley at the ANU Centre for European Studies, beginning at 5pm. +61 2 6125 9896 difficult_neighbourhood.jpg Book launch Tuesday, 22 November, 2016- 17:00 Professor Michael Wesley Previously 1 Liversidge Street-
Book launch: The Doubters' Dilemma »
After an introduction and summary of the findings by the authors, The Doubters' Dilemma will be launched by Professor Emerita Gerlese Åkerlind. elizabeth.beckmann@anu.edu.au Elizabeth Beckmann doubters_dilemma.jpg Book launch Tuesday, 29 November, 2016- 15:00 to 17:00 Centre for Arab and
Book launch: New Worlds from Below »
Amidst a landscape of political disenchantment, ordinary people in East Asia are finding new ways to take control of their own lives, respond to threats to their physical and cultural survival, and build better futures. New Worlds from Below shows how informal life politics in Northeast Asia is
Book launch: Kastom, Property and Ideology »
The relationship between customary land tenure and ‘modern’ forms of landed property has been a major political issue in the ‘Spearhead’ states of Melanesia since the late colonial period, and is even more pressing today, as the region is subject to its own version of what is described in the
Book launch: Australia goes to Washington »
Since 1940, when an Australian legation was established in Washington DC, Australian governments have expected much from their representatives in the American capital. This book brings together expert analyses of those who have served as heads of mission and of the challenges they have faced.
Open Access for Books: Applying an International Lens »
Dr Frances Pinter, eminent academic publisher, will take us on a journey through her thoughts on innovations in scholarly open‑access publishing, including initiatives she has started such as Knowledge Unlatched. As a publisher Dr Pinter has helped to shape disciplines that tackle some of today’s
Global Allies – public lecture and book launch »
Her Excellency Ms Unni Kløvstad, Norwegian Ambassador to Australia, will officially launch Global Allies: Comparing US Alliances in the 21st Century, edited by Professor Michael Wesley. The public lecture will start at 5.00 pm in Lecture Theatre 1, Hedley Bull Building (130 Garran Rd, Acton), The
Exploring the Earth Under the Sea – public lecture and book launch »
Professor Neville Exon explores the achievements of Australian scientists during Australia’s involvement with the International Ocean Discovery Program, a marine research collaboration involving 23 countries that explores Earth's history and dynamics using high-technology ocean-going drilling
Tax, Social Policy and Gender – Book launch »
ANU Press, in conjunction with the Crawford School of Public Policy, is proud to be launching this collection of state of the art empirical, theoretical and policy thinking about gender equality in tax, transfer (social security) and social policy in Australia. Edited by Professor Miranda Stewart,
Crown and Sword – Book launch »
All are welcome to attend the launch of this latest book by Dr Cameron Moore, Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong and The Australian National University. 'Crown and Sword: Executive Power and the Use of Force by the Australian Defence Force' analyses the scope and source
Book launch: Land Use in Australia »
Professor Saul Cunningham, Director, Fenner School of Environment and Society, invites you and your guests to the book launch of: Land Use in Australia: Past, Present and Future Dedicated to Dr Rob Lesslie Monday 26th February 2018 10:30am – 12:00 midday Fenner Seminar Room, 1.02, Frank Fenner
Book launch: Teaching ‘Proper’ Drinking? »
Can people learn to drink differently? There can be no argument that the level of harm from alcohol in Australia is too high and that some communities are disproportionately affected. In her book Teaching ‘Proper’ Drinking?, Dr Maggie Brady examines two historical approaches undertaken with
Undergraduate publishing: What is it, and what do you want from it? »
Want to get published and don’t know how; think traditional publishing outlets are outdated and in need of a revamp? ANU Press is examining the future of undergraduate publishing and we want to hear from you. The Press will be hosting an informal discussion about publishing as an undergraduate and
Undergraduate publishing: What is it, and what do you want from it? »
Want to get published and don’t know how; think traditional publishing outlets are outdated and in need of a revamp? ANU Press is examining the future of undergraduate publishing and we want to hear from you. The Press will be hosting an informal discussion about publishing as an undergraduate and
Book Launch: Popular Music, Stars & Stardom »
Please join Dr Stephen Loy, Dr Julie Rickwood and Associate Professor Samantha Bennett as they launch their edited book Popular Music Stars and Stardom. The event will focus on a discussion of the book and its main themes surrounding fascination with popular music and its stars past and present. A
Book Launch: Atlas of Butterflies and Diurnal Moths in the Monsoon Tropics of Northern Australia »
The ANU Press title, Atlas of Butterflies and Diurnal Moths in the Monsoon Tropics of Northern Australia will be launched on 28 February 2019 at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory in Darwin. anupress@anu.edu.au atlas_butterflies_moths_web_banner.jpg Book launch Thursday, 28
Book Launch: A New Rival State »
Professor Frank Bongiorno AM of the ANU School of History will launch the new book A New Rival State? Australia in Tsarist Diplomatic Communications, followed by Emeritus Professor Richard Rigby and Dr Elena Govor. This book is a unique collection of dispatches written in 1857–1917 by the Russian
Book Launch: The Court as Archive »
ANU Press, the Federal Court of Australia and the Centre for International and Public Law, ANU, invites you to the launch of The Court as Archive, edited by Ann Genovese, Trish Luker and Kim Rubenstein. The book will be launched by The Hon. Justice Susan Kenny of the Federal Court of Australia.
Book Launch: The Lives of Stories »
To be launched by Mark McKenna The Lives of Stories traces three stories of Aboriginal–settler friendships that intersect with the ways in which Australians remember founding national stories, build narratives for cultural revival, and work on reconciliation and self-determination. These three