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The Cambridge Legal History of Australia

Author : Peter Cane

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 927 pages

File Size : 50,64 MB

Release : 2022-08-18

Category : Law

ISBN : 1108586015

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Book Description

Featuring contributions from leading lawyers, historians and social scientists, this path-breaking volume explores encounters of laws, people, and places in Australia since 1788. Its chapters address three major themes: the development of Australian settler law in the shadow of the British Empire; the interaction between settler law and First Nations people; and the possibility of meaningful encounter between First laws and settler legal regimes in Australia. Several chapters explore the limited space provided by Australian settler law for respectful encounters, particularly in light of the High Court's particular concerns about the fragility of Australian sovereignty. Tracing the development of a uniquely Australian law and the various contexts that shaped it, this volume is concerned with the complexity, plurality, and ambiguity of Australia's legal history.



The Cambridge History of Australian Literature

Author : Peter Pierce

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 623 pages

File Size : 25,68 MB

Release : 2009-09-17

Category : Literary Criticism

ISBN : 052188165X

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Draws on scholarship from leading figures in the field and spans Australian literary history from colonial origins, indigenous and migrant literatures, as well as representations of Asia and the Pacific and the role of literary culture in modern Australian society.



The Cambridge Economic History of Australia

Author : Simon Ville

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 710 pages

File Size : 31,51 MB

Release : 2014-10-08

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1316194485

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Australia's economic history is the story of the transformation of an indigenous economy and a small convict settlement into a nation of nearly 23 million people with advanced economic, social and political structures. It is a history of vast lands with rich, exploitable resources, of adversity in war, and of prosperity and nation building. It is also a history of human behaviour and the institutions created to harness and govern human endeavour. This account provides a systematic and comprehensive treatment of the nation's economic foundations, growth, resilience and future, in an engaging, contemporary narrative. It examines key themes such as the centrality of land and its usage, the role of migrant human capital, the tension between development and the environment, and Australia's interaction with the international economy. Written by a team of eminent economic historians, The Cambridge Economic History of Australia is the definitive study of Australia's economic past and present.



The Cambridge History of Australia

Author : Alison Bashford

Publisher :

Page : 1280 pages

File Size : 14,96 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Aboriginal Australians

ISBN : 9781107011533

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Offers a comprehensive view of Australian history from its pre-European origins to the present day. Over two volumes, this major work of reference tells the nation's social, political and cultural story.



The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Australia

Author : Nicholas Aroney

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 697 pages

File Size : 37,9 MB

Release : 2015-09-11

Category : Law

ISBN : 0521759188

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This book provides an engaging and distinctive treatment for anyone seeking to understand the significance and interpretation of the Constitution.



A Concise History of Australia

Author : Stuart Macintyre

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 368 pages

File Size : 10,39 MB

Release : 2004-08-24

Category : History

ISBN : 9780521601016

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Australia is the last continent to be settled by Europeans, but it also sustains a people and a culture tens of thousands of years old. For much of the past 200 years the newcomers have sought to replace the old with the new. This book tells how they imposed themselves on the land, and brought technology, institutions and ideas to make it their own. It relates the advance from penal colony to a prosperous free nation and illustrates how, in a nation created by waves of newcomers, the search for binding traditions has long been frustrated by the feeling of rootlessness. This revised edition incorporates the most recent historical research and contemporary historical debates on frontier violence between European settlers and Aborigines and the Stolen Generations. It covers the Sydney Olympics, the refugee crisis and the 'Pacific solution'. More than ever before, Australians draw on the past to understand their future.



Technology Law

Author : Marcus Smith

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 259 pages

File Size : 42,49 MB

Release : 2021-07-29

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 1108896693

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The regulation of technology is an important and topical area of law, relevant to almost all aspects of society. Technology Law: Australian and International Perspectives presents a thorough exploration of the new legal challenges created by evolving technologies, from the use of facial recognition technology in criminal investigations to the rise and regulation of cryptocurrencies. A well-written and fascinating introduction to technology law in Australia and internationally, Technology Law provides thorough coverage of the theoretical perspectives, legislation, cases and developing issues where technology and the law interact. The text covers data protection and privacy, healthcare technology, criminal justice technology, commercial transactions, cybercrime, social media and intellectual property, and canvasses the future of technology and technology law. Written by leading experts in the field, Technology Law is an excellent resource for law students and legal professionals with an interest in the area.



Cities in a Sunburnt Country

Author : Margaret Cook

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 299 pages

File Size : 25,78 MB

Release : 2022-05-19

Category : Nature

ISBN : 1108917119

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As Australian cities face uncertain water futures, what insights can the history of Aboriginal and settler relationships with water yield? Residents have come to expect reliable, safe, and cheap water, but natural limits and the costs of maintaining and expanding water networks are at odds with forms and cultures of urban water use. Cities in a Sunburnt Country is the first comparative study of the provision, use, and social impact of water and water infrastructure in Australia's five largest cities. Drawing on environmental, urban, and economic history, this co-authored book challenges widely held assumptions, both in Australia and around the world, about water management, consumption, and sustainability. From the 'living water' of Aboriginal cultures to the rise of networked water infrastructure, the book invites us to take a long view of how water has shaped our cities, and how urban water systems and cultures might weather a warming world.



Common Law, Civil Law, and Colonial Law

Author : William Eves

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 349 pages

File Size : 37,97 MB

Release : 2021-04-15

Category : History

ISBN : 1108960448

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Common Law, Civil Law, and Colonial Law builds upon the legal historian F.W. Maitland's famous observation that history involves comparison, and that those who ignore every system but their own 'hardly came in sight of the idea of legal history'. The extensive introduction addresses the intellectual challenges posed by comparative approaches to legal history. This is followed by twelve essays derived from papers delivered at the 24th British Legal History Conference. These essays explore patterns in legal norms, processes, and practice across an exceptionally broad chronological and geographical range. Carefully selected to provide a network of inter-connections, they contribute to our better understanding of legal history by combining depth of analysis with historical contextualization. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.



Making Migration Law

Author : Eve Lester

Publisher : Cambridge University Press

Page : 389 pages

File Size : 47,69 MB

Release : 2018-03-22

Category : Law

ISBN : 1107173272

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This thought-provoking study examines the backstory and enduring contemporary effects of Australia's claim to an absolute right to exclude foreigners.