Pitfalls of the path to assimilation BLOOD AND GOLD: Hungarians in Australia
Dr Kunz surveys Hungarian migration to Australia from the 19th century to postwar years, noting small early numbers and large postwar growth driven by refugees. The review highlights cultural ties, old world prejudices, psychological insecurity, and the mid way to nowhere period in transit camps, concluding with praise for the book as readable scholarly ethno history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Hungary
Dr Kunz
Aust
New South Wales
Austro-Hungary
Kunz
Kingdom of Hungary
Kossuth
England
Victoria
Budapest
Vienna
CSIRO
Europe
Neve
Michael Hervey
Henley
Nsw
Lilyan Bryant
Quakers face the test in civil war
Review of Jessamine West’s Except for Me and Thee describes her as a American Quaker author crafting a Civil War era tale. The novel follows Jess and Eliza Birdwell moving west, caring for a family, and taking part in the Underground Railroad while examining war, morality, and the Quaker faith through a sardonic moral lens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thee
Ace
War
Miss West
Jess
Eliza Birdwell
Ohio
Indiana
Canada
Cass Country
Morgan
Birdwell
Religious writing award honors Torrance for theological science
The £1,000 Religious Book Award by William Collins went to Reverend Professor Thomas F. Torrance for Theological Science. The biennial prize commemorates Collins’ 150th anniversary, recognizing a religious work that advances long term research and stirs discussion on God. Torrance, 56, has been Edinburgh University’s Professor of Dogmatics since 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Collins
Thomas F. Torrance
Oxford
Collins
God
Torrance
Edinburgh University
Guinness Book of Records and World’s Prolific Works
A tour through record extremes notes The Little Red Elf tale carved in Beinn Ruadh cave and the tiniest Edgar Guest poems. It surveys blockbusters like the Bible and Quotations from Mao, Peyton Place, and Spock, plus Charles Hamilton who wrote as Billy Bunter and prolific output stats from Norris and Ross McWhirter.
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William P. Wood
Beinn Ruadh
Loch Eck
Scotland
Edgar Guest
Burt Randle
Robert G. Oliphant
Camada
Mao ‘Tsetung
Mao
Dr Spock
Guinness
Norris
Ross McWhirter
Guinness Superlatives Ltd
United
London Daily Mail
Amazon
Nile
Britain
Man Modified Boon or Monster in Technology
David Fishlock surveys the man machine relationship in a six chapter study. Expands on exoskeletons prosthetics and implants while arguing mastery of self is essential to benefiting from scientific advances. Suggests Australia build a national science voice to track social and economic impacts.
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David Fishlock
Jonathan Cape
Hether
Barbara
Bellbird
Vernon
ANU
Hardiman
Nigel Calder
Technipolis
The
New Scientist
Almot
Financial Times
Australia
Australian Journal of Science
Anzaas
Fishlock
A Rose for Ecclesiastes and Other Zelazny Tales
A Roger Zelazny collection review praises A Rose for Ecclesiastes and three other stories. It lauds Zelazny’s lyrical prose and versatility in fantasy and science fiction, noting The Furies and The Graveyard Heart as solid sci fi while praising The Doors of His Face The Lamps of His Mouth and especially the title tale for its beauty though Mars setting is unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelazny
Blake
Samuel Any
Ecclesiastes
Threll
Mars
Roger Zelazny
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Egon F. Kunz
Cheshire
Horace
Department of Demography
Australian National Uni
Ty George Zubrzycki
Margaret Masterman
Jessamine West
Macmillan
New Yorker
Woman's Day
Cress Delahanty
Canberra
Zara Holt
New York Times
Angus
Robertson Ltd
Religious Writing
Charles Hamilton
Frank Richard
Billy Bunter
Hamilton
NHK
Stalin
Terry Finch
Texas
Maurice Dunnevy
Marjory O'Dea
Rupert Heart-Davis
By Bruce Juddery
Veous
Annals of
Jamberee Rosd
Eleanor Spence
Arabella Braithwaite
Nleof
Les Horse
Splat
Ace En Trent
Onde
Ots
Earl Teime
Miller
Don Brian Wildsmith
Oxford University Press
National Capital
Dept of Water
Ike
Burley Griffin
Fitzgerald
Our Times
Otay
Queanbeyan
Crawford Street
Cessidy Arca
Verity Hewitt Pty Ltd
Casaldy Arcad
ZYG Bookbinding Works Pty Ltd
Ise
Street
Fyshwick
A.c.t
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