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August 2005, no. 273
ONLINE ONLY
Full Contents
History
The Somme
by Robin Prior and Trevor Wilson
by
Martin Ball
Poem
'Private Prayer at Yasukuni Shrine'
by
Clive James
Fiction
The Singing
by Stephanie Bishop
&
The Patron Saint Of Eels
by Gregory Day
by
Sarah Kanowski
Fiction
Kerryn Goldsworthy reviews 'The Secret River' by Kate Grenville
by
Kerryn Goldsworthy
Art
The importance of reverie
by
Mary Eagle
Literary Studies
Émile Zola
by
Brian Nelson
Fiction
Grace
by Robert Drewe
by
Judith Armstrong
Commentary
Copyright, Guns and Money: Copyright and Culture in the Digital Age
by
Colin Golvan
Fiction
James Ley reviews 'The Lost Thoughts of Soldiers' by Delia Falconer
by
James Ley
Poetry
Walking to Point Clear: Poems 1983-2002
by David Brooks
by
David Gilbey
Indigenous Studies
Seeking Racial Justice
by Jack Horner
&
Black and White Together
by Sue Taffe
by
Matthew Lamb
Religion
God’s Willing Workers: Women and religion in Australia
by Anne O'Brien
by
Pamela Bone
Poem
‘Desert Wind’, a new poem by Judith Bishop
by
Judith Bishop
Military History
Russian Anzacs in Australian History
by Elena Govor
by
Peter Pierce
Non-fiction
The End of Oil
by Paul Roberts
&
Crude
by Sonia Shah
by
Peter McLennan
Biography
Rivkin Unauthorised: The meteoric rise and tragic fall of an unorthodox money man
by Andrew Main
by
Philip Clark
Economics
Bubble Man: Alan Greenspan and the missing 7 trillion dollars
by Peter Hartcher
by
Richard Walsh
History
Modern Afghanistan: A history of struggle and survival
by Amin Saikal
by
Samina Yasmeen
Non-fiction
Balanda: My year in Arnhem Land
by Mary Ellen Jordan
by
Travis Cutler
Journals
Cultural Studies Review
edited by Chris Healy & Stephen Muecke
&
Australian Historical Studies
edited by Joy Damousi
by
Melinda Harvey
War
Scarecrow Army
by Leon Davidson
&
Animal Heroes
by Anthony Hill
by
Margaret MacNabb
Fiction
The Lace Maker's Daughter
by Gary Crew
&
The Never Boys
by Scott Monk
by
Kevin Steinberger
Children's and Young Adult Fiction
The Astrolabe
by Susan Arnott
&
Our Enemy, My Friend
by Jenny Blackman
by
Katharine England
Australian History
The Long, Slow Death of White Australia
by Gwenda Tavan
by
John Lack
Politics
Howard's Second and Third Governments: Australian Commonwealth Administration 1998–2004
edited by Chris Aulich and Roger Wettenhall
by
Judith Brett
Non-fiction
Tattoo: Bodies, art and exchange in the Pacific and the West
edited by Nicholas Thomas, Anna Cole and Bronwen Douglas
by
Kate Darian-Smith
Letters
Letters - August 2005
by
Hidden Author
Letters
‘Letter from the Netherlands’ by James Upcher
by
James Upcher
Advances
Advances - August 2005
by
Hidden Author
Society
Affluenza: When too much is never enough
by Clive Hamilton and Richard Denniss
by
Amanda McLeod
Sport
Immortals
by Lionel Frost
&
Keeping the Faith
by Steve Strevens
by
Brian Matthews
Film Studies
Phillip Noyce: Backroads to Hollywood
by Ingo Petzke
by
Brian McFarlane
International Studies
The American Enemy: The history of French anti-Americanism
by Philippe Roger
by
Colin Nettelbeck
Non-fiction
Terms of Trust: Arguments over ethics in Australian government
by John Uhr
by
James Walter
Military History
Kokoda
by Paul Ham
by
John Coates
Commentary
Commentary | A vision splendid by Stephanie Owen Reeder
by
Stephanie Owen Reeder
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