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Using the work of great Australian painters and poets as an entry point, this cultural study counters the popular myth that early colonial settlers were environmentally irresponsible and offers both aesthetic and historical evidence that suggests nature always figured prominantly in the Australian national consciousness. Preserving endangered species, protecting forests, maintaining public land rights, and staving off climate change were at is...

The dazzling tale of an extraordinary family who were connected to the greatest figures of their age before the Nazi Anschluss forced them to flee their privileged life in Vienna.

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Am 12. November 1938 - auf den Straßen lagen noch die Scherben der Pogromnacht - verließen Gretl Gallia, ihre Tochter Annelore und ihre Schwester Käthe ihre Heimatstadt Wien mit dem Ziel Australien - und retteten dabei die bedeutende Kunstsammlung ihrer Vorfahren, die zu den wichtigsten Mäzenen des Wiener Fin de siècle gehörten, mit ins Exil. Der Unternehmer Moriz Gallia und seine Frau Hermine waren bekannt mit Gustav und Alma Mahler, Carl Mol...

Bonyhady tells the story of a patron family's middle-class prosperity from the provinces of Central Europe where they grew up to their arrival in Vienna, following the emperor's proclamation that Jews had freedom of movement and residence, and shows how for the next two decades, the Vienna that became theirs was at the center of art, music, and ideas in all of Europe. 400 pp.

Stories and phrases can powerfully shape the ways in which we experience and manage our environment. What languages have been used to characterize Australian landscapes and how have they influenced the way we see and treat our environment? This work answers this question and more, while exploring the inter-relationship between Australia's landscape and language. It covers a collection of essays whose subjects range from the Ord River in the fa...