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Exploring how our physical forms are shaped by the social worlds around usThis volume, the first in a new series of readers exploring how we understand art and its relationship to current global issues, accompanies a group show in Australia featuring artists whose work is centered on the body. Artists include: Cheryl Donegan, Jani Ruscica and Wong Ping.

A beautifully illustrated introduction to Australian art history from colonization through today. In Double Nation, Ian McLean traces the history of Australian art, from colonial art practice to twentieth-century national art. Two key themes structure the narrative: the transformation of British art practice into an Australian one and the troubled pursuit of the aesthetic means to claim an Indigenous heritage. Interrogating the canonical tradi...

The third in a series on Class 47s, this book follows their service, focusing on Inverness to Newquay.

This volume provides a visual journey of the Class 47s in 1985 86.

The Class 47 diesel loco was a mainstay of British Rail. They worked passenger and heavy freight trains as well as more mundane local passenger and wagon-load freight all over Britain. This book records 1982 to 1985 and many days spent trying to travel behind all 507 of the Class 47s that were still in traffic.

How did Australian art become the most successful indigenous form in the world? Finely illustrated, and now available in paperback, this full historical account makes you question everything you were taught about contemporary art.

From its earliest days, the city of Auckland thrived on business, it quickly became the commercial and financial capital of the country. This book sets Auckland's business history in the context of national economic growth, and includes studies on several aspects of that history.

This highly original book shows that Australian art, and the writing of its history, has since settlement been in a dialog (although often submerged) with Aboriginal art and culture, and that this dialog is inextricably interwoven with the struggle to find an identity in the antipodes. McLean argues that the colonizing culture invested far more in indigenous aspects of the country and its inhabitants than it has been willing to admit. He consi...

Insects are by far the largest group of animals on Earth, with over a million described species, and they occupy a wide range of ecological niches - they may be herbivores, predators, parasites or decomposers. Some are of particular economic importance as pests of agriculture and forestry, as vectors of animal and human disease, or as species of interest to wildlife conservation. Thus an understanding of the processes determining their numbers...

The idea for another conference on the theme of Infrared Astronomy with Arrays actually goes back to March 1987. At a party held in my home at the end of the Hilo conference, excitement was running high and everyone present was in favor of another meeting. I recall suggesting to Al Fowler that the next meeting could be in Tucson. Despite Al's reply to the effect that Hawaii was a much nicer location, a meeting was held in Tucson three years la...

The second edition of Electronic Imaging in Astronomy: Detectors and Instrumentation describes the remarkable developments that have taken place in astronomical detectors and instrumentation in recent years - from the invention of the charge-coupled device (CCD) in 1970 to the current era of very large telescopes, such as the Keck 10-meter telescopes in Hawaii with their laser guide-star adaptive optics which rival the image quality of the Hub...

Creating standards-compliant animations for the Web just got a lot easier. With this concise guide, you’, ll learn how to convert Flash animations into HTML5, using Wallaby—, the experimental tool from Adobe. Wallaby makes Flash content available for devices that don't support Flash runtimes, including the iPhone and iPad. Developing HTML5 animations is time-consuming with all the coding required. This book shows you how to create...

Planets, Stars and Stellar Systems is a compendium of modern astronomical research covering subjects of key interest to the main fields of contemporary astronomy. The six volumes of the set edited by Terry Oswalt (Editor-in-Chief) comprise: Volume 1: Telescopes and Instrumentation - Ian McLean (Ed.)Volume 2: Astronomical Techniques, Software, and Data - Howard E. Bond (Ed.) Volume 3: Solar and Stellar Planetary Systems - Linda French, Paul Kal...

Covers the new version of the TCP/IP Protocol Suite, TCP/IP tools, utilities and client services. Addresses Active Directory and TCP/IP integration, recent TCP/IP enhancements, new Dynamic Domain Name Service, and the latest on Internet Protocol and IPSec.This comprehensive guide, written in the popular Black Book format, provides practical in-depth coverage of TCP/IP configuration and implementation and immediate solutions for day-to-day ques...

At fifteen, Frank "Shane" McLean covets a commission in the Texas Rangers. With the shadow of civil war on the country's doorstep, he uncovers a dark family secret. His God-fearing father Kirby is an Illuminati henchman and hired assassin for the secret society. Kirby is responsible for the death of a renegade Freemason with ties to Governor Sam Houston. A staunch Freemason and secret Illuminati, Houston hires bounty hunters who kill Kirby in ...

Superbly illustrated, and rich in detail and critical analysis, this book provides the first full historical account of Indigenous Australian art and shows that there is much more to the art than large colourful canvasses.

An original exploration of the influence of Aboriginality on Australian art and identity.

The idea for another conference on the theme of Infrared Astronomy with Arrays actually goes back to March 1987. At a party held in my home at the end of the Hilo conference, excitement was running high and everyone present was in favor of another meeting. I recall suggesting to Al Fowler that the next meeting could be in Tucson. Despite Al's reply to the effect that Hawaii was a much nicer location, a meeting was held in Tucson three years la...