A Giant Among the Tanzanians in World Opinion
W. E. Smith portrays Julius Nyerere as a magnetic Tanzanian leader shaping Arusha Declaration politics and anti colonial stances. The reviewer notes Nyerere’s dialogues with the masses, his stance on duty, self reliance, and a mixed record with Britain, while highlighting how Africa’s path to independence influenced his governance and international reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sace
Ali Mazrui
Quinnece
Tania
Julian Nyerere
Africa
William Edgett Smith
Nyerere
Tanzania
China
Arusha
Tanu
William Edger Smith
Ienor
Spiri
Analoolio
Smith
Makerere
University of Edinburgh
Zanzibar
Tanganyika
Kenya
Uganda
Royal Marine
Rhodesia
Mayerere
Britain
Germany
Kaiser
Queen Victoria
Heligoland
A Useful Reprint of Simpson Newland Novel
The item promotes Paving the Way Rigby 1.75 as a reprint of Simpson Newland’s 1830s South Australia tale. The blurb notes authentic whaling background from Encounter Bay and Victor Harbor. It calls the work more documentary than exciting, with Victorian conventions and modest literary value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Simpson Newland
Encounter Bay
Victor Harbor
Rigby
Legley The Tightrees Man and Other Odds
A list of quirky titles and prices appears, incl Legley The Tightrees Man 4.00 and North Express way 6.00. Other items include Grienten The Ca 8.80 and Rees The Making of Australian Dreams priced at 810.60, with additional names such as Cestanede Journey tixtien 5.06 and Lewis Crow on a Barbed Wire Fence 93.90.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Cestanede
Les Shaw turns to politics amid anti Croatian campaign
The Australian writer and broadcaster Les Shaw, once a CSIRO lecturer and children's author, becomes a controversial figure in 1972 73 politics. Shaw, of Irish heritage, outlines his shift from literature to political activism in support of Croats against the Australian government, after leaving CSIRO six weeks ago and funding his life through unasked money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CSIRO
College of Advanceducation
Australia
A Literary Man Turns to Politics in Croat Affair
Les Shaw shifts from writing to activism as he investigates a Croatian migrant backlash in Australia. He links doctored articles, Ustasha bomb blame, and media manipulation to a broader political assault, organizes witnesses for a Senate inquiry, and publishes Trial By Slander while penning more works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Shaw
Croatia
Australia
Les
Senate
Murphy
ASIO
Billy the Little Green
Ant
Martin
Somerset Maugham and the Quest for Freedom review
Dr Calder’s preface labels Maugham an enigma and a mystery as a literary artist yet his book offers little new light. Calder vast card index and 324 pages yield a thin, cautious critique with heavy appendix weight and sparse textual analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omerset Maugham
Dr Calder
Robin Maugham
Jaugham
Rome
Calder
Maugham
Duepmen
Somerset Maugham and
the Quest For
Freedom
Robert Laurin Calder
Heinemann
One Spring in Picardy by William Stanley review
The book follows Cecinatiet Robson, a WWI co pilot, as fear and imaginative dread push him toward mental collapse and reckless acts. Stanley blends vivid aviation detail with psychological crisis, depicting early air war dangers and the shift from panic to a fragile morale recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecinatiet Robson
Picardy
William Stanley
Angus and Robertson
Peter Rusbridge
Toockpits
Robson
Earth
Aes
Rades
Air Ministry
Studies in Documentary and a cinema history compendium
A review of works on British cinema's documentary tradition from Grierson to Free Cinema and a companion to movies. It highlights Lewis Lovell and Hillier's Studies in Documentary, Pickard's Movies, and Tunney's Tallulah Darling of the Gods, noting strengths and weaknesses, with critical views on biography and archival detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowell and Hillier
John Grierson
Grierson
Humphrey Jennings
Jennings
Alan Lovell
Jan Hillier
Secher and Warburg
Tallulah
Helle
Miss Bankhead
Broadway
London
Tunney
Tallulah Bankhead
Tunney Himieed
Cecil Beaton
Waterloo and Wellington Army Critique Race for Realism
A review compares Brett-James Life in Wellington's Army with Howarth Waterloo, noting bias and paraphrase versus quotation. It argues Howarth’s focus on eight hours of battle based on soldiers’ diaries creates a vivid, anti war account, while Brett James’ work overlong and uneven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howarth
Brett James
Wellington
Anthoet
Anthony Brett James
Alien & Unwin
Waterloo
David Howarth
Fontana
Mrrett-James
Watersloo
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W. E. Smith
Gollancz
Richardson
Indepen
Legley
The
Tightrees
Maurice Ounlevt
Ireland
Sydney
Ensemble Theatre
Ustasha
Lespe
Summit Press
Melbourne
Whitlam
Coun
Yeats
Denis Donoghue
Ian Donaldson
Donoghue
Times Literary Supplement
R. Johnson
Vatets
Russia
Alan Palmer
Weidenfeld and Nicolson
Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Mr Palmer
Australian Mationel University
DL Aso
Mip Gietet
Univertty of
California
St SS
Roy Pickard
Fautterworth Press
Darling OF the Gods
Keiran Turner
Decker and Warburg
Brian Jeffrey
Humphrey McQueen
England
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