{"title":"Bill Gammage","description":"\u003cp\u003eExplore the intriguing works of Bill Gammage, a renowned historian celebrated for his insightful contributions to History and Military genres. Gammage's extensive research brings to life pivotal moments and narratives that have shaped Australia's past, offering readers a fascinating glimpse into the complex layers of history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Biggest Estate on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e, Gammage delves into the agricultural practices of Aboriginal Australians prior to European settlement. This groundbreaking work is applauded for challenging common perceptions and highlighting the sophisticated land management techniques employed by Indigenous peoples to sustain the vast Australian landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, \u003cem\u003eDunera Lives: Profiles\u003c\/em\u003e provides a compelling collection of stories about the \"Dunera Boys,\" the approximately 2,000 men who arrived in Australia after being wrongfully deported during World War II. Through detailed profiles, Gammage paints a vivid picture of resilience and adaptation amidst wartime challenges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBill Gammage's books are an indispensable resource for anyone keen on understanding the hidden stories and forgotten dimensions of history. Dive into these expertly researched and engaging narratives to discover the rich tapestry of Australia’s past.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"biggest-estate-on-earth-by-bill-gammage-9781743311325","title":"Biggest Estate on Earth","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcross Australia, early Europeans commented again and again that the land looked like a park. With extensive grassy patches and pathways, open woodlands, and abundant wildlife, it evoked a country estate in England. Bill Gammage has discovered this was because Aboriginal people managed the land in a far more systematic and scientific fashion than we have ever realised.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor over a decade, Gammage has examined written and visual records of the Australian landscape. He has uncovered an extraordinarily complex system of land management using fire and the life cycles of native plants to ensure plentiful wildlife and plant foods throughout the year. We know Aboriginal people spent far less time and effort than Europeans in securing food and shelter, and now we know how they did it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith details of land-management strategies from around Australia, \u003cem\u003eThe Biggest Estate on Earth\u003c\/em\u003e rewrites the history of this continent, with huge implications for us today. Once Aboriginal people were no longer able to tend their country, it became overgrown and vulnerable to the hugely damaging bushfires we now experience. And what we think of as virgin bush in a national park is nothing of the kind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46542986412268,"sku":"9781743311325","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19014933482808.jpg?v=1749728588"},{"product_id":"dunera-lives-profiles-by-jay-winter-9781925835656","title":"Dunera Lives: Profiles","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story of the 'Dunera Boys' is an intrinsic part of the history of Australia in the Second World War and in its aftermath. The injustice these 2000 men suffered through British internment in camps at Hay, Tatura and Orange is well known. Less familiar is the tale of what happened to them afterwards. Following on from volume one, \u003ci\u003eDunera Lives: A Visual History\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eDunera Lives: Profiles\u003c\/i\u003e continues the saga in life stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis second volume of \u003ci\u003eDunera Lives\u003c\/i\u003e presents the voices, faces, and lives of 20 people, who, together with nearly 3000 other internees from Britain and Singapore, landed in Australia in 1940. All over the world there were \u003ci\u003eDunera\u003c\/i\u003e lives, those of men and women who passed through the upheavals of the Second World War and survived to tell the tale. Here are some of their stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA contribution to the history of Australia, to the history of migrants and migration, and to the history of human rights, these two volumes put in the public domain a story whose full dimensions and complexity have never been described.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the way it traces the lives of \u003ci\u003eDunera\u003c\/i\u003e boys before, during and after internment, \u003ci\u003eDunera Lives: Profiles\u003c\/i\u003e is narrative history in one of its most engaging and moving forms. - Raimond Gaita\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849034879212,"sku":"9781925835656","price":47.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18681893482873.jpg?v=1759010466"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/bill-gammage.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}