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Culture and conceptualisations of nature : an interpretive analysis of Australian and Chinese perspectives. by Slay, Jill

“…For each culture, I have also developed an epic description of the role of science from the literature and history of that culture. …”
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John Curtin's War (vol. I): The coming of war in the Pacific, and reinventing Australia by Edwards, John

“…John Curtin became Australia's Prime Minister eight weeks before Japan launched war in the Pacific.Curtin's struggle for power against Joe Lyons and Bob Menzies, his dramatic use of it when he took office in October 1941, and his determination to be heard in Washington and London as Japan advanced, is a political epic unmatched in Australian experience. As Japan sank much of the Allied navy, advanced on the great British naval base at Singapore, and seized Australian territories in New Guinea, Curtin remade Australia. …”
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Opal Entrepreneurship: Indigenous Integration of Sustainable Luxury in Coober Pedy by Condello, Annette

“…In a world of diminishing resources, the opal has become a sign of mineral exclusivity for the consumer luxury market and its value as a luxury object comes from gemstone cognoscenti. According to one Australian Aboriginal legend, rainbow-hued opals are believed by some to stir emotions of loyalty and connection to the earth. …”
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