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The Censor
The Censor's Libra...
Nicole Moore


Combining scholarship with the narrative tension of a thriller, Nicole Moore exposes the secret history of censorship in Australia ... what we couldn’t read, didn’t know, and why!


Peace-making and the Imagination: Papua New Guinea Perspectives
Peace-making and t...
Andrew Strathern
Pamela Stewart


Peace-making and the Imagination explores the balance between revenge and compensation in the peace-making process.


Managing Modernity in the Western Pacific
Managing Modernity...
Mary Patterson
Martha Macintyre


Managing modernity in the Western Pacific takes a broad sweep through contemporary topics in Melanesian anthropology and ethnography. With nuanced and rigorous scholarship, it views contemporary debat ...


Speech Matters: Getting Free Speech Right
Speech Matters: Ge...
Katharine Gelber


Why are Australians getting free speech Wrong? Australia is the land of the 'Fair Go'. But does this extend to giving everyone the right to speak freely about politics? While most Australains take th ...


Nine Lives: Postwar Women Writers Making Their Mark
Nine Lives: Postwa...
Susan Sheridan


In the decades after World War II, the literary scene in Australia flourished: local writers garnered international renown and local publishers sought and produced more Australian books. The tradition ...


Local Hollywood: Global Film Production And The Gold Coast
Local Hollywood: G...
Tom O-Regan
Susan Ward
Ben Martin Goldsm...


The story of Australia’s own Hollywood. Hollywood films and television programs are watched by a global audience. While many of these productions are still made in southern California, the last twent ...


Knowledge Matters
Knowledge Matters
Richard E. Lee


Knowledge Matters is a crucial step towards solving the structural crisis in how we understand our world. With the rise of capitalism came structures of knowledge that divided ‘facts’ (sciences) from ...


A Climate For Growth: Planning South-East Queensland
A Climate For Grow...
Brendan Gleeson
Wendy Steele


South-East Queensland is Australia’s fastest growing urban area, with the population expected to double in the next 20 years. Growth has caused water and housing shortages and traffic congestion, lead ...


The Economics Of Identity And Creativity: A Cultural Science Approach (Creative Economy + Innovation  Culture Series)
The Economics Of I...
Carsten Herrmann-...


The UQP Creative Economy + Innovation Culture series edited by Stuart Cunningham and John Hartley showcases fresh research approaches to global creative thinking, enterprise and innovation. The series ...


When Blood And Bones Cry Out: Journeys Through The Soundscape Of Healing And Reconciliation
When Blood And Bon...
John Paul Lederac...
Angela Jill Leder...


How do people heal and reconcile after violent experiences that defy words? American academic John Paul Lederach, a peacebuilding pioneer, has teamed up with his daughter, Angela Jill Lederach, to add ...



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