Kategoria BISAC: Political Science >> World - Australian & Oceanian

Given Australia s status as an (unfinished) colonial project of the British Empire, the basic institutions that were installed in its so-called empty landscape derive from a value-laden framework borne out of industrialization, colonialism, the consolidation of the national statist system and democracy all entities imbued with British Enlightenment principles and thinking. Modernity in Australia has thus been constituted by the importation, assumption and triumph of the Western mind materially, psychologically, culturally, socio-legally and cartographically. Inside Australian Culture:...

Australia as a Western society in the Orient faces a unique and paradoxical challenge in her relations with her close but unfamiliar neighbors of Southeast Asia. Explicitly dependent upon British foreign policy until the fall of Singapore in 1942, Australia has reluctantly and painfully begun the task of developing a policy of her own.

The Japanese conquest of Southeast Asia and many of the Pacific islands during the Second World War awakened Australia to the need to secure her own defenses and later, when Britain began a gradual withdrawal from Southeast Asia, Australia was thrown...

We are confronted by neoliberalism and the inhumane consequences of its economic policies. The claim that -there is no alternative- to profit-making simply denies basic features of everyday reality. The Politics of Disability asks: Just where does all of this leave people with disabilities? What are their alternatives? They are among the most downtrodden people, frequently treated as losers for not trying hard enough. This meritocratic principle is antiquated and yet as a basic element of a political system it means that here is at most a little left-over welfare for those with...

Given Australia s status as an (unfinished) colonial project of the British Empire, the basic institutions that were installed in its so-called empty landscape derive from a value-laden framework borne out of industrialization, colonialism, the consolidation of the national statist system and democracy all entities imbued with British Enlightenment principles and thinking. Modernity in Australia has thus been constituted by the importation, assumption and triumph of the Western mind materially, psychologically, culturally, socio-legally and cartographically. Inside Australian Culture:...

Politicians everywhere tend to attract cynicism and inspire disillusionment. They are supposed to epitomize the promise of democratic government and yet invariably find themselves cast as the enemy of every virtue that system seeks to uphold. In the Pacific, politician has become a byword for corruption, graft, and misconduct. This was not always the case--the independence generation is still remembered as strong leaders--but today's leaders are commonly associated with malaise and despair. Once heroes of self-determination, politicians are now the targets of donor attempts to institute...

KU I KA MANA.

This is the title of the Kingdom of Hawai'i's chant, and means, "the Mana is Rising." The chant describes exactly what is happening in Hawai'i now. The Kingdom of Hawai'i is being restored and returned to its pre -1893 government by King Edmund Keli'i Silva, Jr.

This is a book based on facts, and it exposes what really happened in 1893 to Queen Lili'uokalani and the nation of Hawaii at the treacherous hands of the United States. The events that led to her overthrow are summarized in the book's subtitle - conspiracy, invasion, overthrow & illegal occupation. But...

KU I KA MANA.

This is the title of the Kingdom of Hawai'i's chant, and means, "the Mana is Rising." The chant describes exactly what is happening in Hawai'i now. The Kingdom of Hawai'i is being restored and returned to its pre -1893 government by King Edmund Keli'i Silva, Jr.

This is a book based on facts, and it exposes what really happened in 1893 to Queen Lili'uokalani and the nation of Hawaii at the treacherous hands of the United States. The events that led to her overthrow are summarized in the book's subtitle - conspiracy, invasion, overthrow & illegal occupation. But...

The Australian Greens played a pivotal role after the 2010 federal election. It ensured the Gillard minority government went full term and won its first House of Representatives seat.

But what do we really know about the Greens in Australia? Is the party really just an extension of the environment movement or a professional party, capable of influencing the major parties? This book examines the people who make the party tick. Uncovers the members and activists of the party.

The Australian Greens: From Activism to Australia's Third Party asks whether the Greens has made...