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The Last Word? - Essays on Official History in the United States and British Commonwealth (Hardcover, New): Jeffrey Grey The Last Word? - Essays on Official History in the United States and British Commonwealth (Hardcover, New)
Jeffrey Grey
R3,168 Discovery Miles 31 680 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Official history is a misunderstood genre of historical writing, which attracts much negative comment from (non-official) historians but about which very little detail is actually known. This book examines the development of official history programs in Canada, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand over the course of the twentieth century, looking at the ways in which they developed and the contributions each made to their respective national historiography. The second part of the work develops some themes from the first and takes the official histories of the Second World War as case studies. Drawing on programs in Australia, Britain, and the United States, these essays examine the relationship between the histories, the historians, and their sponsoring institutions. They assess the impact of the histories on historical understanding of the Second World War. They also consider the impact that contemporary events during the Cold War had on the writing of the official history.

The New American Poetry of Engagement - A 21st Century Anthology (Paperback): Ann Keniston, Jeffrey Gray The New American Poetry of Engagement - A 21st Century Anthology (Paperback)
Ann Keniston, Jeffrey Gray
R979 R725 Discovery Miles 7 250 Save R254 (26%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This anthology of poetry collects 21st century American works by both established and emerging poets that deal with the public events, government policies, ecological and political threats, economic uncertainties, and large-scale violence that have largely defined the century to date. But these 138 poems by 50 poets do not simply describe, lament, or bear witness to contemporary events; they also explore the linguistic, temporal, and imaginative problems involved in doing so. In this way, the anthology offers a comprehensive look at contemporary American poetry, demonstrating that poets are moving at once toward a new engagement with public concerns and toward a focus on the problems of representation. A detailed introduction by the editors along with poetics statements by many of the poets add depth and context to a book that will appeal to anyone interested in the state and evolution of contemporary American poetry.

The News from Poems - Essays on the 21st-Century American Poetry of Engagement (Hardcover): Jeffrey Gray, Ann Keniston The News from Poems - Essays on the 21st-Century American Poetry of Engagement (Hardcover)
Jeffrey Gray, Ann Keniston
R2,627 Discovery Miles 26 270 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The News from Poems examines a subgenre of recent American poetrythat closely engages with contemporary political and social issues. This"engaged" poetry features a range of aesthetics and focuses on publictopics from climate change to the aftermath of recent wars in Afghanistanand Iraq to the increasing corporatization of U.S. culture. The News from Poems brings together newly commissioned essays byeminent poets and scholars of poetry and serves as a companion volumeto an earlier anthology of engaged poetry compiled by the editors. Essaysby Bob Perelman, Steven Gould Axelrod, Tony Hoagland, Eleanor Wilner,and others reveal how recent poetry has redefined our ideas of politics,authorship, identity, and poetics. The volume showcases the diversity of contemporary American poetry,discussing mainstream and experimental poets, including some whosework has sparked significant controversy. These and other poets of ourtime, the volume suggests, are engaged not only with public events andtopics but also with new ways of imagining subjectivity, otherness, andpoetry itself.

A Military History of Australia (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition): Jeffrey Grey A Military History of Australia (Hardcover, 3rd Revised edition)
Jeffrey Grey
R2,734 R2,164 Discovery Miles 21 640 Save R570 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A Military History of Australia provides a detailed chronological narrative of Australia's wars across more than two hundred years, set in the contexts of defence and strategic policy, the development of society and the impact of war and military service on Australia and Australians. It discusses the development of the armed forces as institutions and examines the relationship between governments and military policy. This book is a revised and updated edition of one of the most acclaimed overviews of Australian military history available. It is the only comprehensive, single-volume treatment of the role and development of Australia's military and their involvement in war and peace across the span of Australia's modern history. It concludes with consideration of Australian involvement in its region and more widely since the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the waging of the global war on terror.

The News from Poems - Essays on the 21st-Century American Poetry of Engagement (Paperback): Jeffrey Gray, Ann Keniston The News from Poems - Essays on the 21st-Century American Poetry of Engagement (Paperback)
Jeffrey Gray, Ann Keniston
R1,102 Discovery Miles 11 020 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The News from Poems examines a subgenre of recent American poetrythat closely engages with contemporary political and social issues. This"engaged" poetry features a range of aesthetics and focuses on publictopics from climate change to the aftermath of recent wars in Afghanistanand Iraq to the increasing corporatization of U.S. culture. The News from Poems brings together newly commissioned essays byeminent poets and scholars of poetry and serves as a companion volumeto an earlier anthology of engaged poetry compiled by the editors. Essaysby Bob Perelman, Steven Gould Axelrod, Tony Hoagland, Eleanor Wilner,and others reveal how recent poetry has redefined our ideas of politics,authorship, identity, and poetics. The volume showcases the diversity of contemporary American poetry,discussing mainstream and experimental poets, including some whosework has sparked significant controversy. These and other poets of ourtime, the volume suggests, are engaged not only with public events andtopics but also with new ways of imagining subjectivity, otherness, andpoetry itself.

Consciousness - Creeping up on the hard problem (Paperback, Revised): Jeffrey Gray Consciousness - Creeping up on the hard problem (Paperback, Revised)
Jeffrey Gray
R2,079 Discovery Miles 20 790 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

How does conscious experience arise out of the functioning of the human brain? How is it related to the behaviour that it accompanies? How does the perceived world relate to the real world? Between them, these three questions constitute what is commonly known as the Hard Problem of consciousness. Despite vast knowledge of the relationship between brain and behaviour, and rapid advances in our knowledge of how brain activity correlates with conscious experience, the answers to all three questions remain controversial, even mysterious. This important book analyses these core issues and reviews the evidence from both introspection and experiment. To many its conclusions will be surprising and even unsettling: * The entire perceived world is constructed by the brain. The relationship between the world we perceive and the underlying physical reality is not as close as we might think * Much of our behaviour is accomplished with little or no participation from conscious experience. * Our conscious experience of our behaviour lags the behaviour itself by around a fifth of a second - we become aware of what we do only after we have done it. * The lag in conscious experience applies also to the decision to act - we only become aware of our decisions after they have been formed. * The self is as much a creation of the brain as is the rest of the perceived world. Written by a leading scientist, this accessible and compelling analysis of how conscious experience relates to brain and behaviour will have major implications for our understanding of human nature.

A Soldier's Soldier - A Biography of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly (Hardcover, New): Jeffrey Grey A Soldier's Soldier - A Biography of Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly (Hardcover, New)
Jeffrey Grey
R1,487 R1,223 Discovery Miles 12 230 Save R264 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Lieutenant General Sir Thomas Daly was a renowned soldier and one of the most influential figures in Australia's military history. As Chief of the General Staff during the Vietnam War, he oversaw a significant re-organisation of the Army as he fought a war under political and resource restrictions. In this unique biography, Jeffrey Grey shows how Daly prepared himself for the challenges of command in a time of great political upheaval. A Soldier's Soldier examines Daly's career from his entry to Duntroon in the early 1930s until his retirement forty years later, covering the key issues in the development of the Australian Army along the way. Drawing on extensive interview transcripts, the book provides a compelling portrait of Sir Thomas Daly and his distinguished career.

Australian Brass - The Career of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson (Paperback): Jeffrey Grey Australian Brass - The Career of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson (Paperback)
Jeffrey Grey
R1,017 R862 Discovery Miles 8 620 Save R155 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Sir Horace Robertson was one of Australia's most colourful and controversial generals. His career spanned forty years and two world wars, as well as a lengthy period in Japan and Korea between 1946 and 1951. Australian Brass not only charts the life of 'Red Robbie', it uses his career as a vehicle to trace the development of the Australian regular army and professional officer corps. It is also the first account of the occupation of Japan from a senior officer's perspective, as Robertson was Commander-in-Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force after the Second World War. This episode is set in the context of the changing relationship between Britain and the Pacific dominions. The Australian regular army was not a principal source of military advice to the country's leaders. Government moved from a reliance on amateur citizen forces to a conscious policy to develop a force of modern military professionals.

A Military History of Australia (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition): Jeffrey Grey A Military History of Australia (Paperback, 3rd Revised edition)
Jeffrey Grey
R1,390 R1,147 Discovery Miles 11 470 Save R243 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A Military History of Australia provides a detailed chronological narrative of Australia's wars across more than two hundred years, set in the contexts of defence and strategic policy, the development of society and the impact of war and military service on Australia and Australians. It discusses the development of the armed forces as institutions and examines the relationship between governments and military policy. This book is a revised and updated edition of one of the most acclaimed overviews of Australian military history available. It is the only comprehensive, single-volume treatment of the role and development of Australia's military and their involvement in war and peace across the span of Australia's modern history. It concludes with consideration of Australian involvement in its region and more widely since the terrorist attacks of September 11 and the waging of the global war on terror.

Australian Brass - The Career of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson (Hardcover, New): Jeffrey Grey Australian Brass - The Career of Lieutenant General Sir Horace Robertson (Hardcover, New)
Jeffrey Grey
R2,405 R1,911 Discovery Miles 19 110 Save R494 (21%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Sir Horace Robertson was one of Australia's most colourful and controversial generals. His career spanned forty years and two world wars, as well as a lengthy period in Japan and Korea between 1946 and 1951. Australian Brass not only charts the life of 'Red Robbie', it uses his career as a vehicle to trace the development of the Australian regular army and professional officer corps. It is also the first acount of the occupation of Japan from a senior officer's perspective, as Robertson was Commander-in-Chief of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force after the Second World War. This episode is set in the context of the changing relationship between Britain and the Pacific dominions. The Australian regular army was not a principal source of military advice to the country's leaders. Government moved from a reliance on amateur citizen forces to a conscious policy to develop a force of modern military professionals. Sir Horace Robertson was a central figure in this maturation of the army. An early graduate from Duntroon, he was commissioned in the AIF and went to Gallipoli with the 3rd Light Horse Brigade.

World Flags Coloring book - +195 country flags: Jeffrey Grey World Flags Coloring book - +195 country flags
Jeffrey Grey
R606 Discovery Miles 6 060 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Hawaii Travel Guide on a Budget - A Guidebook for Affordable Travel in the Most Beautiful State (Paperback): Jeffrey Gray Hawaii Travel Guide on a Budget - A Guidebook for Affordable Travel in the Most Beautiful State (Paperback)
Jeffrey Gray
R208 Discovery Miles 2 080 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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