A Portrait of Sir Charles Johnston as Diplomat in Jordan
A critical review of Sir Charles Johnston’s memoirs covering his Jordan posting from 1956 to 1960 during the Suez crisis. It praises his narrative style and Kings Hussein leadership, notes Macmillan’s commendation, but finds the work lacking in serious analysis of Jordan’s international relations and Iraqi Jordanian ties.
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Charles Johnston
Australia
Canberra
Sir Charles
Jordan
Amman
Hussein
Abdullah
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Macmillan
Iraq
Nuri Said
Feisal
Suez
Israel
Egypt
Syria
Arab Union
Nuri
Charles
United Arab Republic
Foreign Office
Irmgard Hutter
Alistair Laing
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
The greatest of the Bourbons Charles II of Spain review
Sir Charles Petrie’s English language study surveys Charles II as a benevolent despot who built efficient administration and boosted Spain’s economy. It weighs his reforms, ministerial talents, and errors such as expelling the Jesuits amid tensions with Enlightenment ideas and a wary stance toward France.
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Charles II OF
Spain
Sir Charles Petrie
Constable
Charles Petrie
Hispanophile
Charles I
Louis XIV
Peirie
Charles Tit
Charles
Europe
Petrie
Cortes
Til
Benjamin Keene
Madrid
of the Two Sicilies
France
The
Two Siciles
United
Cubrolt P
Famie
Inquisition
The Magic World of the Xhosa by Aubrey Elliott
A review of Aubrey Elliott's richly illustrated study of the Xhosa people the so called People of the Red Blankets in Ciskei Cape Province. The author portrays daily life belief rites and social change as apartheid pressures erode traditional customs and dress.
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Aubrey Elliot
Collins
Cape Province
Aubrey Elliott
The Brineshrimp and Other Poems Review
A critical survey of Rhyl McMaster's The Brineshrimp and R A Simpson's Diver from University of Queensland Press. The piece praises McMaster's originality through neologisms and rhythmic cadences, notes uneven poems but highlights vivid images like crab meat and sea spray, then commends Simpson's openness and stark realism in Diver while noting uneven spots and a strength in Bill Scott's poetry rooted in working-class experience.
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Miss McMaster
Rhyll McMaster
R. A. Simpson
UQP
Melbourne
Bill Scott
Scott
Lawson
Paterson
Wright
Ieee
Ee Ieee
Australian Dictionary of Biography Volume Four described
Melbourne University Press issues Volume Four of the Australian Dictionary of Biography covering D to J. General editor Douglas Pike and editors Bede Nairn Geoffrey Serle and Russell Ward. The 59 entries were written by 310 authors, with collaboration across Australian university history departments and societies. The project aims for 12 volumes, valuable to libraries, educational establishments, historians, and writers.
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Australian Dictionary of Biography
Melbourne University Press
Douglas Pike
Bede Nairn
Geoffrey Serle
Russel Ward
West of the Bight travelogue praised for history and detail
Basil Fuller’s West of the Bight blends history folklore geography and travel lore into a credible journey narrative. The author uses researched dialogue and firsthand observations to present a readable account of the south west of Western Australia and its charm despite a few wary moments about possible leg pulls.
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Western Australia
Basil Fuller
Bight
Rigby
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Elliott
Illctt
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Rhml McMaster
Universey of Queensland Press
University of Queensland
Barrother
Brother
Jacaranda — Press
Falorman
Ing Company
Green Door Picture Framing Co
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Norman Lindsay
Dalton’s Bookshop
Garema Place
Canberra City
Jamison Centre
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