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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction by Graeme Davison -- 1. Stretton on Himself -- Childhood -- Beliefs -- Ambitions -- Politics -- Knowledge -- Values -- 2. A Political Science of Society (1969) -- 3. Australia as a Tale of Three Cities (1970) -- Adelaide as an estate agency -- Melbourne as a private enterprise -- Sydney as the Magic Place -- 4. Australia as a Suburb (1970) -- 5. Who Is My Neighbour? (1970) -- 6. Ideologies (1970) -- 7. A Good Australian City (1972) -- 8. Advice to Activists (1972) -- 9. Planning to Break the Rules (1972) -- 10. Letter from Australia (1976) -- 11. Democracy and Home Ownership (1976) -- 12. Cities as Distributors (1976) -- 13. Social Implications of Technological Change (1978) -- 14. The Case Against Very Free Trade and Very Small Government (1980) -- 15. The Cult of Selfishness (1987) -- 16. Urban Consolidation (1988) -- Who consolidates who? -- An Australian achievement -- The South Australian achievement -- The lurch to the right -- Sprawl -- 17. A Use for History (1990) -- 18. Transport and the Structure of Australian Cities (1994) -- Environment -- Economy -- Equity -- Community -- Alternatives -- Fantasy -- Summary -- 19. The Future of Social Democracy (1994) -- Onwards -- Sideways -- Backwards -- Allocating Resources -- 20. Two Leaders (2000) -- 21. How Not to Argue (2001) -- Sources -- Select Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover

The Girl from the Great Sandy Desert is the remarkable account of the life of Mana, a young Walmajarri girl and her family in the desert country of north-west Australia. A collection of accessible stories that elucidate the rich cultural lives of pre-contact Aboriginal Australians, this book is a valuable resource for educators and young readers, and is accompanied by beautiful black and white illustrations

Eat History offers fascinating new insights into the emerging field of gastronomic studies and its intersection with cultural history, and includes the writing of nine leading historians on topics ranging from vodka to patty cakes. Though primarily focused on Australia, the transnational nature of many of the essays widens the scope to include Russia and the British Empire, as well as Italy. With its engaging and entertaining tone, the volume will prove to be of interest not only to research