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Pivoted hydrostatic bearing pads for the Canberra homo-polar generator »
Publication date: 1969
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/2909 1885_114987.jpg ANU Press Pivoted hydrostatic bearing pads for the Canberra homo-polar generator Monday, 18 August, 1969 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Carden, Peter O'Neil
Instrumentation of the Australian National University 300 kilogauss experimental magnet »
Publication date: 1969
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3051 1885_114991.jpg ANU Press Instrumentation of the Australian National University 300 kilogauss experimental magnet Monday, 18 August, 1969 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Carden, Peter O'Neil
African rural-urban migration: the movement to Ghana's towns »
Publication date: 1969
In the fast-growing populations of the developing tropics, rural areas are no longer able to absorb the vast increases in their populations. In Ghana the result is striking - over a quarter of the population now lives in the towns. This book sets out to examine the kinds of people migrating to the towns, the effect of their migration on the rural areas they leave and the urban areas they adopt, their methods of travel and of solving the problems of accommodation and work, their degree of satisfaction with town life, the numbers returning to the village, and their reasons for doing so. It thus discusses whether and when a truly urban population is created. Those specialising in any branch of the social sciences, and also the layman with an interest in the way tropical African countries are developing, will welcome the information to be found here.
Opposition in a dominant-party system: a study of the Jan Sangh, the Praja Socialist Party, and the Socialist Party in Uttar Pradesh, India »
Publication date: 1969
In countries in which one political party is dominant, attention naturally centers on that party. This book is unusual because it concentrates on what were until recently the largest opposition parties in the largest Indian state. It deals with such questions as: What problems are involved in building an opposition party in a dominant-party system, particularly in a newly independent underdeveloped country? What effects do opposition parties experience when the dominant party is identified with the winning of national independence? What relationship is there between the goals of the dominant party and the activities of opposition parties? In considering these questions, Mrs. Burger offers hypotheses that can be tested in dominant-party systems outside of India. Very little has been written about the Jan Sangh, Praja Socialist, and Socialist parties in Uttar Pradesh, for until recently these were small entities in a system dominated by the Congress Party. In the Indian General Elections of 1967, however, popular support for the Congress Party declined so markedly that the three parties in question were able to form the Uttar Pradesh Government in alliance with several other parties. They are therefore opposition parties no longer. This improvement in their fortunes does not, however, affect the value of this book - and this for two reasons. For one, Mrs. Burger's main concern is with comparative, not area, politics; she has invested much time and effort in identifying factors, developing categories and constructing hypotheses that have broad relevance. The hypotheses that she has tested in Uttar Pradesh can accordingly be tested in other dominant-party systems. Moreover, because the changed political situation in Uttar Pradesh raises questions about the former minority parties and the causes for their recent rise to power, Mrs. Burger offers a close analysis of the socioeconomic political forces utilized in party building and discusses problems of party maintenance as well as providing much background information concerning the state legislators.
Pacific market-places: a collection of essays »
Publication date: 1969
Town and country meet and mingle in the urban produce markets of the Pacific region. From here economic forces operate to diffuse new forms of production and organisation throughout the region. These new forms are, however, superimposed on the traditional trading exchanges of the Pacific peoples; full understanding of them requires consideration of the whole social and economic environment, of trading practices and their economic motivation. This book presents a snapshot of urban marketing in the Pacific in the 1960s against such a background. The five market studies, ranging from small incipient markets in New Guinea to larger, more complex urban markets in the Solomons and Samoa, are empirical, each independently prepared. The editor draws them together with a discussion of the wider aspects of produce marketing in the Pacific, and places them within the context of a theoretical approach to urban markets in developing areas.
Agricultural development in Asia »
Publication date: 1969
This book comes at a critical time in the economic history of Asia. Most countries of the region, faced with burgeoning populations and a demand for higher living standards, are uncertain of their capacity to meet growing food needs and to use agriculture to initiate sustained economic development. The authors examine the problem through analyses of the agricultural development performances of nine countries within the region. What emerges is a mixture of agricultural success stories, indifferent performances, and downright failures to develop the agricultural sector. For each country a specialist author examines past and current growth rates of agricultural output, factors which have promoted and inhibited this growth, and future prospects for development. The final chapter isolates the cardinal elements in the development process and suggests ways in which these can be manipulated to promote a fast rate of growth in output. The book will interest students of agricultural development, policymakers, agricultural administrators, aid-donors, and all those who appreciate the gravity and urgency of the agricultural problems of the region.
A bibliography of Fiji, Tonga and Rotuma »
Publication date: 1969
The Pacific Islands constitute an important geographical link between the civilisations of Europe and America and those of Asia. Increasingly the region is the subject of serious study in many disciplines - over the last twenty or so years, publications referring to the South Pacific exceed those of the past 300 years. Some bibliographies of different regions and selective ones for the whole area do exist; until now none has existed for the trio of territories that straddle the {u2018}dividing{u2019} line between the Melanesian western Pacific and the Polynesian eastern Pacific - Fiji, Tonga, and Rotuma. This bibliography is the result of thirty-one years{u2019} research in libraries and archives throughout the world. It consists of some 10,000 entries in distinct categories, each giving full bibliographical details, and it ranges in time from the seventeenth century to the mid-1960s. It is non-selective, for, as its author rightly says, no bibliographer knows the purposes for which his work will be used. Though this work is an essential tool for all workers in the Pacific area, the many vicissitudes it has endured - literally, it has suffered fire, flood, and war - together with its wide range in time and space, make it less than perfect. It is, therefore, published now as a preliminary working edition with the invitation that any new or emending material be sent to the author.
An investigation of arcing in the electrolytic switch/test load used with the Canberra homopolar generator »
Publication date: 1969
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3637 1885_114978.jpg ANU Press An investigation of arcing in the electrolytic switch/test load used with the Canberra homopolar generator Monday, 18 August, 1969 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Smith, B. D
Arid lands of Australia: proceedings of a symposium held in the Academy of Science, Canberra, May 1969 »
Publication date: 1969
Three-quarters of the Australian continent is arid or semi-arid. History has shown that man{u2019}s utilisation of arid lands has, in general, caused progressive deterioration of the natural vegetation, the animal resources, and finally the landscape itself. Already settlement in Australia{u2019}s arid lands bears all too evident witness to damage and degradation. Each additional use of these lands - for grazing, farming, mining - tends to distort the extremely delicate ecological balance of most of Australia. In this volume eighteen experts discuss the, often competing, uses and needs of and for the land, the abuses of it, and some possible solutions. The problem is so vast and widespread that no single state could tackle the problems, let alone tackle them successfully. Before it is too late, the problems of preserving the arid lands for present and future generations challenge the nation and the national government.
Educating for the profession of arms: current thinking and practice in Britain and the United States »
Publication date: 1969
The problems of the education of officers in the armed services are at present the subject of vigorous debate within official and service circles in Australia. To what extent do officers in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force need to be provided with a full-fledged academic education in order to fulfil their responsibilities in the modern world? How can the demands of an academic education be reconciled with those of the inculcation of soldierly virtues and skills? Should the academic part of an officer's education be imparted by military academies, or should it be undertaken by universities? Should the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force maintain separate academies, or has the time come for these to be replaced by a single, multi-service academy? Professor P. H. Partridge recently had occasion to examine recent thought and practice concerning military education in Britain and the United States. Here he gives an account of his impressions and reflects about some of the major questions.
The strategy of General Giap since 1964 »
Publication date: 1969
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3601 1885_115099.jpg ANU Press The strategy of General Giap since 1964 Monday, 18 August, 1969 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services O'Neill, Robert John
Volcanoes »
Publication date: 1969
Volcanic eruption is the most spectacular of all landscape-forming processes, and has a fascination for the scientist and the ordinary man alike. This book gives an up-to-date account of the mechanism of volcanic activity, the products of eruption, and especially the many varieties of landform produced by vulcanism. It also describes the processes of weathering and erosion that attack volcanoes and lava flows, and discusses the course of landscape evolution in volcanic areas. The numerous examples of eruptions, disasters, landforms, and scientific investigations are drawn from all over the world, with some emphasis on volcanic features of Australasia. The distribution of volcanoes is explained in conjunction with modern ideas of the evolution of the earth's crust, and the final chapter discusses methods used to predict eruptions as well as what to do when an eruption occurs. Volcanoes is aimed at the level of undergraduate geomorphology students, but will be of interest to geologists, geophysicists, and hydrologists. It is also a suitable introduction to volcanoes for schools and for the general reader. Like other volumes of the Introduction to Systematic Geomorphology series it is well illustrated with diagrams and photographs.
The 1968 Federal redistribution »
Publication date: 1969
During 1968 a massive reshuffling of electoral boundaries took place, the first for thirteen years. The redistribution reflects the changes in population that have occurred in those years: in the New Parliament to be elected in 1969 New South Wales has one seat less and South Australia and Victoria each one more; new seats have been created and old ones abolished; only five constituencies remain unchanged. Past electoral figures are thus unreliable, a deficiency this work overcomes by adjusting previous election figures to the new boundaries for all seats, as well as summarizing the extent of alterations, creations, and abolitions. It also contains twelve useful electoral maps, and a most instructive index of representativeness. It is an essential guide for the 1969 federal election.
Images and issues: the Queensland state elections of 1963 and 1966 »
Publication date: 1969
This is the fullest account of electoral politics in an Australian State yet available. It provides detailed accounts of State parties and party leaders and of campaigning and candidates at the grass roots level throughout the sprawling State of Queensland. Queensland politics have a number of unique features: the predominance within the governing coalition of the Country Party; the long periods of Labor rule; the heavy weighting of rural electorates; the importance of local 'development' as a political issue. The account of the two campaigns in 1963 and 1966 is reinforced with a survey of 350 Brisbane voters in 1963, 200 of whom were re-interviewed in 1966. Thus, for the first time, we have a study of attitude change over a long period of time based on a sample of Australian voters. The book provides answers to basic questions about the apathy, the partisanship, and the amount of political knowledge possessed by Australian voters. It is essential reading for all politicians and political parties, and will be of value to journalists and psychologists, political scientists and historians, as well as to general readers interested in politics.
Attempting history »
Publication date: 1969
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/2935 1885_115168.jpg ANU Press Attempting history Monday, 18 August, 1969 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Hancock, W. K.
Great Britain and the Taipings »
Publication date: 1969
This is the first full study of British reactions to the major civil war known as the Taiping Rebellion which ravaged China in the midnineteenth century. The main emphasis is upon government policy towards the rebellion over the whole period in which it was active, but there are also chapters dealing with the views of merchants, missionaries and the public at large. As well as filling in a vital chapter in the history of Sino-Western relations the book provides a case study of the process of policy making in an important area of 'informal' empire. Thus, although primarily directed towards students of nineteenth century Chinese history and of the Taiping Rebellion in particular, it will be of value to students of mid-Victorian imperialism.
Experts in Asia: an inquiry into Australian technical assistance »
Publication date: 1969
Although Australian aid to developing countries has grown tremendously over the last fifteen or so years, the effectiveness of such aid has never been properly investigated. This book is the result of the first study undertaken into Australian overseas aid and deals with the performance of Australian experts serving in Asia under the Colombo Plan, and the United Nations. The book has been based largely on data derived from a questionnaire sent to experts in the field between 1954 and 1964. The author examines the success of technical assistance missions, where things have tended to go wrong, and the kinds of improvements that need to be made. His work will be of great value to all those persons and institutions directly or indirectly associated with Australian overseas aid - officers of the Department of External Affairs and of the United Nations, voluntary aid bodies, past and present workers in Asia, aid administrators in other donor countries, such as New Zealand, and of course to Asian governments.
An Australian nuclear force: some economic considerations »
Publication date: 1969
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/2857 1885_115023.jpg ANU Press An Australian nuclear force: some economic considerations Monday, 18 August, 1969 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Bellany, Ian.
The colonel: a political biography of Sir Michael Bruxner »
Publication date: 1969
The Australian Country Party is a small group that has achieved a political success quite disproportionate to its size. That success, in the author{u2019}s opinion, is due largely to the quality of its leaders. The Colonel is the political biography of one of those leaders, Sir Michael Bruxner. Dr Aitkin presents Bruxner against the background of New South Wales politics between 1920 and 1960. He allows his subject{u2019}s words and deeds to speak for themselves: the reader watches the young Bruxner develop those qualities of leadership that distinguish him from his fellow actors on the political stage, qualities that made him unchallenged leader of his party for thirty years. This biography, one of a growing number of studies of notable Australians, is the story of a man of dignity, humanity, and unquestionable integrity that will appeal not only to political scientists interested in the problems of political leadership but also to the many, from city and country alike, interested in a distinguished man who served his country well in war and peace.
An ethnographic bibliography of New Guinea »
Publication date: 1968
This bibliography provides a key to the literature on the indigenous peoples of New Guinea, including Irian Barat and the smaller islands of the Trusteeship Territory. It contains some ten thousand entries ranging from midnineteenth-century publications to those appearing in 1964 and covers all aspects of the traditional and changing cultures of the people. The items are arranged in three lists: by author, by the administrative Districts concerned, and by the proper names of places, languages, and social groups. It represents the first attempt to cover the ethnographic literature of the whole region in one work.
Studies in the eighteenth century: papers presented at the David Nichol Smith Memorial Seminar Canberra 1966 »
Publication date: 1968
The papers brought together in this volume bear witness to the growing vigour and diversity of eighteenth-century studies. The seminar at which they were presented was held to honour the memory of a literary scholar, David Nichol Smith. It is therefore understandable and fitting that the majority of the contributions should be concerned primarily with literature. History, art, and philosophy, however, are also dealt with; and the collection as a whole offers a widely ranging and illuminating survey of the period. Herbert Davis gives an account of David Nichol Smith, the man and the scholar. Franklin L. Ford considers the problem of what we mean by the Enlightenment. W.J. Cameron surveys the growth of eighteenth-century studies in the British Commonwealth, paying particular attention to the part played in this by libraries. R.M. Wiles throws new light on the question of discovering who could read in the eighteenth century and what it was they read. Ian Watt offers an explanation of Augustanism in terms of its social origins. R.F. Brissenden explores the variety of ways in which the word 'sentiment' is used by Hume. R.S. Wolper brings forward fresh evidence of Johnson's life-long interest in drama and the theatre. O.H.K. Spate studies the way in which some minor poets of the day treated the theme of trade and commerce. Arthur H. Cash examines Sterne's satirical presentation in Tristram Shandy of contemporary obstetrical theories, in particular those of Dr John Burton. S.A. Grave analyses the role played by 'happiness' in the work of some eighteenth-century philosophers. Ralph Cohen defines the Augustan mode in English poetry through an investigation of themes and patterns of imagery. C.J. Horne discusses Swift's use of the fable in his verse. J.H. Tisch considers the influence of Milton on German literature of the period. Joseph Burke examines the effect of the Grand Tour on British taste in architecture and painting. John Hardy presents a new reading of London, with special reference to Johnson's probable intention to attack Walpole. A.D. Hope gives an interpretation of the cosmic and prophetic system underlying Christopher Smart{u2019}s apocalyptic poetry. Mervyn Austin demonstrates the range and depth of Johnson's knowledge of classical literature.
Drivers' licences and vehicles in the Australian Capital Territory »
Publication date: 1968
Published Press Archives http://press.anu.edu.au/node/3759 1885_114751.jpg ANU Press Drivers' licences and vehicles in the Australian Capital Territory Sunday, 18 August, 1968 Not available Archive Scholarly Information Services Troy, Patrick Nicol
Western India in the nineteenth century: a study of the social history of Maharashtra »
Publication date: 1968
The downfall of Baji Rao Peshwa and the acquisition by the Government of Bombay of the districts around Poona marked the emergence of the Britisli as the dominant power in India. Hinduism flourished in this region to a far greater extent than in the rest of the country, hence the problems facing the British administrators of Maharashtra were quite different from those confronting them in other parts of India. The solutions which they proposed and the policies which emerged determined the social changes which took place in the Maharashtra in the nineteenth century. Dr Kumar analyses these changes by focussing on the rise of new social groups and the dissemination of new values. He shows how these social groups and values interacted with the traditional order in Maharashtra to create a stable regional society.
The strategic situation in the 1980's: an exercise in forecasting. »
Publication date: 1968
By the 1980s Britain will long have ceased to be a force East of Suez, the war in Vietnam will be over, China{u2019}s Cultural Revolution have drawn to a close. This is the world for which Australia's foreign and defence policies have to be shaped now; it is the world whose alignments and policies Mr Jukes is attempting to predict. His analysis is concerned not with the effect of economic and ideological factors but with the impact of already apparent developments and trends on strategic balance and the effects that changes in that balance will have on relations between states. No 1984, this forecast is intended to provoke consideration and discussion among students of international affairs and strategic studies, officials concerned with External Affairs and Defence, journalists and politicians, and the ordinary Australians concerned for their country's future.
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia; origins and early history »
Publication date: 1968
The story of the origins of the Commonwealth Bank begins with the influence of English ideas of banking and currency reform on Australian thinking a century ago. It takes the reader through nineteenth-century financial crises, the Labor Party's early determination to control banking, the setting up of credit fonder, and the issue of state notes, to the passing of the Act to establish the Bank in 1911. Next Dr Gollan examines the role of Denison Miller as first Governor of the Bank, and the impetus given to the Bank by its crucial position during World War I. The book concludes with the creation of the Note Issue Department in 1924, an early step towards the realisation of the Central Bank. Not least interesting in this account of power politics and conflicting interests is the author{u2019}s assessment of the part played by King O{u2019}Malley in legislating for the Bank. Apart from its obvious importance to bankers, the book will be of interest not only to students of labour and economic history, but also to the general reader of Australian history.