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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: University of Sydney - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia During 1848, in the New South Wales Legislative Council, William Wentworth proposed a plan to expand the existing Sydney College into a larger university. Wentworth argued that a state university was imperative for the growth of a society aspiring towards self-government, and that it would provide the opportunity for 'the child of every class, to become great and useful in the destinies of his country'. It would take two attempts on Wentworth's behalf, however, before the plan was finally adopted. The university was established via the passage of the University of Sydney Act, which was signed on 1 October 1850. Two years later, the university was inaugurated on 11 October 1852 in the Big Schoolroom of what is now Sydney Grammar School. The first principal was John Woolley. On 27 February 1858 the university received its Royal Charter from Queen Victoria, giving degrees conferred by the university rank and recognition equal to those given by universities in the UK. By 1859, the university had moved to its current site in the Sydney suburb of Camperdown. In 1858, the passage of the Electoral Act provided for the university to become a constituency for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as soon as there were 100 graduates with higher degrees. This seat in Parliament was first filled in 1876, but was abolished in 1880 one year after its second Member, Edmund Barton, was elected to the Legislative Assembly. Most of the estate of John Henry Challis was bequeathed to the university, which received a sum of £200,000 in 1889. This was thanks in part due to William Montagu Manning (Chancellor 18781895) who argued against the claims by British Tax Commissioners. The following year seven profes... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=31928 ... Read more

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This comprehensive and systematic survey of all the countries of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands - from Afghanistan to Vietnam - presents statistics, directory material and informative essays on topics relating to contemporary and historical events in the region as a whole. Introductory essays analyze issues of contemporary and historical interest. These essays include: "Environmental Issues of Asia and the Pacific" by Ross Steele, "Population in Asia and the Pacific" by Michael Williams, "The Religions of Asia" by Geoffrey Parrinder, "Current Economic Trends in Asia and the Pacific" by Chris Edwards, "Towards the 'Pacific Century': Integration and Disintegration in the Pacific Basin" by Dean Forbes and "Global Warming and the Implications for Asia and the Pacific" by Mike Hulme. Details of national and international organizations, together with research institutes concerned with the Far East and Australasia are discussed.Each country is covered by an individual chapter containing all the latests facts, statistics and directory information, including government, the constitution, diplomatic representation, religion, the media, finance, trade and industry, and defence. The major countries, islands and territories covered include: Afghanistan, Australian dependencies in the Indian Ocean, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, People's Republic of China and Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, The Pacific Islands (including Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Hawaii, Guam, Western Samoa), Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. The book should be of interest to academic and public libraries, government departments, embassies, international organizations, news offices and business libraries worldwide. ... Read more

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Governance in the Asia-Pacific is a student-friendly text which examines the governance of nation states in this diverse region. It shows the wealth of similarities and differences between the styles and characteristics of governing within the area. The range of political values, beliefs and styles that flourish is substantial and the book addresses this diversity in its coverage. There are chapters on the role of communism, the Anglo-Saxon powers, Japan, independence movements, the politics of economic development, social movements, the politics of the environment and the pressures for political change in the region. The authors also identify factors which explain the political underpinning of the dramatic economic development. ... Read more

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This book focuses on the colonial practice of rationing goods to Aboriginal people, arguing that much of the colonial experience in Central Australia can be understood by seeing rationing as a fundamental, though flexible, instrument of colonial government. Rationing was the material basis for a variety of colonial ventures: scientific, evangelical, pastoral and the postwar program of "assimilation." Combining history and anthropology in a cultural study of rationing, this book develops a new narrative of the colonization of Central Australia. ... Read more

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First rate history
Rowse traces the history of Aboriginal contact withwhite settlers by examining the economic rewards offered to the indigenous people by pastoralists and missionaries, from the first distribution of foodstuffs through the integration of Aboriginal people into a cash economy in the last 50 years.This is a book that wil suprise you with insights and connections, make even statistics live, and demonstrate how comlicated the skein of relationships between black and white in Australia hav ebeen and continue to be.Each transaction seems to offer good and bad, and although Rowse never attempts to speak for the Aboriginal people, but only examines the voices of whitefellas through their leavings in the historical record, he manages to pressent a balanced and nuanced understanding of both sides of the frontier. ... Read more

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'Turning Tide: The Ebb and Flow of Hawaiian Nationality' is an indepth study of the evolution of modern Hawai'i and the background of the sovereignty movement. It is a topic which on account of the potential consequences deserves close scrutiny. Many histories of Hawai'i have been written, but few approach this theme from a global perspective. The native view moreover has generally been downplayed and the wealth of sources written in the Hawaiian language has often been ignored. The present work attempts to right the balance and is intended as a contribution to the lively debate now taking place concerning the future of the Hawaiian islands and their multi-ethnic population in a world which has been marked by fundamental change. ... Read more

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Small Island Developing States are often depicted as being among the most vulnerable of all places to the effects of climate change, and they are a cause célèbre of many involved in climate science, politics and the media. Yet while small island developing states are much talked about, the production of both scientific knowledge and policies to protect the rights of these nations and their people has been remarkably slow.

This book is the first to apply a critical approach to climate change science and policy processes in the South Pacific region. It shows how groups within politically and scientifically powerful countries appropriate the issue of island vulnerability in ways that do not do justice to the lives of island people. It argues that the ways in which islands and their inhabitants are represented in climate science and politics seldom leads to meaningful responses to assist them to adapt to climate change. Throughout, the authors focus on the hitherto largely ignored social impacts of climate change, and demonstrate that adaptation and mitigation policies cannot be effective without understanding the social systems and values of island societies. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 13 August 1946) was an English author, now best known for his work in the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary. Together with Jules Verne, Wells has been referred to as "The Father of Science Fiction". Wells was an outspoken socialist and sympathetic to pacifist views, although he supported the First World War once it was under way, and his later works became increasingly political and didactic. His middle period novels (19001920) were less science-fictional; they covered lower-middle class life (The History of Mr Polly) and the 'New Woman' and the Suffragettes (Ann Veronica). Herbert George Wells was born at Atlas House, 47 High Street, Bromley, in the county of Kent, on 21 September 1866. Called "Bertie" in the family, he was the fourth and last child of Joseph Wells (a former domestic gardener, and at the time a shopkeeper and amateur cricketer) and his wife Sarah Neal (a former domestic servant). The family was of the impoverished lower middle class. An inheritance had allowed them to purchase a shop in which they sold china and sporting goods, although it was never prosperous: the stock was old and worn out, and the location was poor. They managed to earn a meagre income, but little of it came from the shop; Joseph received an unsteady amount of money from playing professional cricket for the Kent county team. Payment for skilled bowlers and batsmen came from voluntary donations afterwards, or from small payments from the clubs where matches were played. A defining incident of young Wells's life was an accident he had in 1874, which left him bedridden with a broken leg. To pass the time he st... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=13459 ... Read more

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This comprehensive and systematic survey of all the countries of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands - from Afghanistan to Vietnam - presents statistics, directory material and informative essays on topics relating to contemporary and historical events in the region as a whole. Introductory essays analyze issues of contemporary and historical interest. These essays include: "Population in Asia and the Pacific" by Michael Williams, "The Religions of Asia" by Geoffrey Parrinder, "Current Economic Trends in Asia and the Pacific" by Chris Edwards, "Towards the 'Pacific Century': Integration and Disintegration in the Pacific Basin" by Dean Forbes and "Global Warming and the Implications for Asia and the Pacific" by Mike Hulme. Details of national and international organizations, together with research institutes concerned with the Far East and Australasia are discussed. Each country is covered by an individual chapter containing all the latests facts, statistics and directory information, including government, the constitution, diplomatic representation, religion, the media, finance, trade and industry, and defence.The major countries, islands and territories covered include: Afghanistan, Australian dependencies in the Indian Ocean, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, People's Republic of China and Taiwan, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, The Pacific Islands (including Fiji, French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Hawaii, Guam, Western Samoa), Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam. The book should be of interest to academic and public libraries, government departments, embassies, international organizations, news offices and business libraries worldwide. ... Read more

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A systematic survey of all the countries of East Asia, South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

• Essential for anyone with a professional interest in the region
• Keeps up-to-date with current economic and political developments.

Part One: General Survey

Written by acknowledged authorities on the Pacific Rim, this collection of essays forms an impartial overview of the area as a whole. Essays include: Human Rights in the Asia Pacific Region; Population and Human Development Issues in the Asia-Pacific Region; Recent Economic Trends in the Asia-Pacific Region; Environmental Issues of Asia and the Pacific and the USA's Relations with the Asia-Pacific Region.

Country Surveys

Individual chapters on each country containing: articles on geography, history and the economy; an economic and demographic survey of the latest available statistics on population, agriculture, industry, finance, trade, transport, tourism, and education; a directory of names, addresses and contact numbers covering the constitution, government, legislature, judiciary, political organizations, diplomatic representation, religion, the media, finance, trade, industry, tourism, defence and education; a select bibliography.

Regional Information

Includes all major international organizations active in the region, their aims, activities, publications and principal personnel; a detailed survey of major commodities in Asia and the Pacific; a directory of research institutes specializing in the region; select bibliographies of books and periodicals covering the Far East and Australasia; and an index of regional organizations.

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This unprecedented survey and analysis of government is the late S. E. Finer's tour de force - demonstrating the breadth of imagination and magisterial scholarship that characterized the work of one of the twentieth century's leading political scientists. A unique study of government through time and throughout the world, it ranges over 5,000 years, from the Sumerian city state to the modern European nation state. Five themes emerge: state-building, military formats, belief systems, social stratification, and timespan. The three volumes examine both representative and exceptional polities, and focus on political elites of different types. ... Read more

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Academic Scholarship at its Highest Standard
For those of you entering 'political science' as an academic major, you must read and re-read S. E. Finer's magnum opus, his three-volume set THE HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES.

You will learn how foolish our system of government is for the Twenty-First Century.It is the purpose of government to make human life tolerable and survivable.The usual nitwits in military, religion and business conspire to destroy the principle of enjoyability of life.

Since Dr. Finer has a lucid mind, he will teach you things that your own physical laziness or mental sloth would preclude you from learning.He will empower your mind.Will you use his knowledge to hurt your fellow man or to help your fellow man?A work of this genius is read more by fools and scoundrels (who wish self-enrichment at the expense of the common good or group), rather than humane, sensible minds concerned about the well-being of their society.

If you are a Political Science student and/or teacher, and you do not owna copy of this three-volume treatise---by cold logic you are a pauper, a miser or a dunce!

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Best of the Century
This three-volume set constitutes the most stimulating and thought-provoking item I've read so far this century, and it is likely to remain so. I stumbled on it by chance in the Bookshop at the British Museum in early 2001. I read it in the United States later that spring and since then a day doesn't go by but what I remember some insight that I gleaned from it.It is history in the grand style, but with a message that is simple and powerful: people are pack animals.They will be governed -- sometimes in a haphazard or mediocre manner, often appallingly, once in a while really well.Not least among its many virtues, the set shows better than a thousand stumps speeches just what is so distinctive about the tradition of liberal democracy, and how it came into being (for more detail, pop over to the separate Amazon page for Volume 2 of this set and read the instructive comments of "Amazon Customer").

A motivational message to prospective readers who are dismayed by the prospect of a three-volume set. You don't need to read all of it to get value for your money. You don't even need to read it in sequence (I did not).Perhaps the most accessible parts are in Volume III, especially Books IV ("The Re-creation of the State in Europe) and Book V ("Pathways to the Modern State").From there you might want to go back to Volume II, specifically Part III of Book III, more precisely still Chapter 7 on "The Republican Alternatie: Florence and Venice," followed by Chapter 8 and its magisterial discussion of "Representative Assemblies."From there a natural course is back to Volume I and its discussion of Athens and Jerusalem (Finer is particularly good on the distinctive contribution to governance from the tradition of the prophets). This is a Western-centered view, and should not be read to distrct attention from Finer's extraordinary treatment of the Chinese, the Indians and the societies of the Middle East.But these are in some sense self-contained units and can be addressed on their own terms.

This backwards progression would leave for last the stuff that Finer put first: the "Conceptual Prologue," which is perhaps better understood as a summary and analysis.But whatever route you take, surely there is no end of riches in this extraordinary capstone to a great scholarly life, well lived.

Unearthly
This book is one of those rare works that is so very good, that you cannot really describe it: language is not rich enough to do it justice. I can do little more than quote from the review of the prestigious The Economist:

"If there were a Nobel prize for political science, Sammy Finer would deserve to win one for this extraordinary trilogy--a work of scholarship so broad in its sympathies, so ambitious in scope and so elegantly crafted that it leaves the reader gasping, literally, with astonishment and delight...[L]ikely to be read as long as Aristotle. No finer work of political science...has been published in this century."--The Economist

A rare gem
Finer's triumphant work of comparative government history is a rare gem.It is not often that a historical study is both deeply informative and perspective changing.This book is both.Finer does not simply outline the devolopment of government, but constructs an entirely new intellectual system for viewing, interpreting, and discussing government.From there he moves on to trace the evolution of government from Sumer to the Industrial Revolution.Every major development is explored, and many minor ones are also included.

Finer shows a mastery of every time and place in history.It is amazing that he can conver accurately and informatively Han civilization and then switch to an excellent discussion of Roman civilization.The same skill with which he reconstructs the governments of Sumer and Egypt is applied later to the constitutional monarchies and revolutionary governments in modern Europe.

Finer's masterpiece ought to be read by anyone interested in an objective study in how societies orgzanize themselves.It is a highly useful reference that should be owned by anyone who works with history on a regular basis.

more than comparative government
Ever so often you find a book that not only deepens your insight on the topics you expect it to cover, but also gives you a wholly different perspective in a much wider field. This is such a book. This book coversthe whole field of development of government. The first part gives areferencemodel for descibing government, its most important uses and thepowers limiting it. This part would be a satisfying book in itself. Themost fascinating parts come later. The rest of the book discusses all thegovernmental systems that where in some way innovative.All you ever wantedto know about goverment and but never knew that it could be so interesting.But it als gives insight in the mechanisms of power. The description of thesignifcance of access to an chinese emperor and the importance that givesto humble titles as royal cupbearer etc. lets you see patterns you can seein everyday life and more important lets you enjoy them. I found the bookto be full of these gems, and at the same time it maintains a clearity offocus that is amazing. The only drawback is it's size and the time it takesto think about what you have read. ... Read more

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iUnraveling Internal Conflicts in East Asia and the Pacific Incidence, Consequences, and Resolutioni, edited by Jacob Bercovitch and Karl DeRouen, Jr., is a book of originally commissioned essays on civil wars which provide a compelling area of inquiry. Many of the Asia-Pacific region's wars are very long (such as in Myanmar), some tend to recur (also in Myanmar); some involve religion (Philippines, Thailand), and some (Aceh, Bougainville, East Timor) of the longest have ended in the last few years. In short, the region presents a variety of interesting dynamics that merit close attention in one volume. ... Read more