Publications
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Long History, Deep Time. Deepening Histories of Place
(2015)
The vast shape-shifting continent of Australia enables us to take a long view of history. We consider ways to cross the great divide between the deep past and the present. Australia’s human past is not a short past, so we ...
Managing Under Austerity, Delivering Under Pressure
(2015)
Contemporary public managers find themselves under pressure on many fronts. Coming off a sustained period of growth in their funding and some complacency about their performance, they now face an environment of ferocious ...
From 'Stone-Age' to 'Real-Time': Exploring Papuan Temporalities, Mobilities and Religiosities
(2015)
There are probably no other people on earth to whom the image of the ‘stone-age’ is so persistently attached than the inhabitants of the island of New Guinea, which is divided into independent Papua New Guinea and the ...
The Chinese Economic Transformation
(2019)
"The Chinese Economic Transformation, the 19th volume in the China Update book series, provides an opportunity for young economists to share their views on various issues relating to the Chinese economic transformation. ...
New Mana: Transformations of a Classic Concept in Pacific Languages and Cultures
(2016)
‘Mana’, a term denoting spiritual power, is found in many Pacific Islands languages. In recent decades, the term has been taken up in New Age movements and online fantasy gaming. In this book, 16 contributors examine mana ...