Myra Jean Bourke (7 results)

Condition: Used: Very Good. Near fine.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The cover has a little wear. The page edge are moderately foxed, with a stain on the bottom edge, which has bled into the bottom page margins slightly. 175 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Paperback first edition, 2002, Pandanus, Canberra Australia. This book is in very good+ conditioin - a very small mark on the front edge. Although a paperback, this book has a dust jacket, which is in near fine condition - very mild edge wear. Photos available on request.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: front and back showing only light scuffing otherwise undamaged, minimal wear at edges and corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, very clean. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. not Australian) will be less than what is shown here. Please email me if you require an exact quote. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.

Paperback, 14x22cm, 198pp. Very good condition, in very good dustwrapper. Light wear. 0.5cm nick halfway along spine. ISBN: 1740760182.

1st edition softback with stiff wrappers As New octavo xxii + 175pp., glossary, Thirty-one expatriate women tell us of their experiences of Papua New Guinea. Their voices are as diverse as the encounters they describe; their stories span the time between 1930 and 1990; together their responses challenge commonly held views of the expatriate condition.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This anthology challenges commonly held perceptions of expatriate women in Papua New Guinea.Over the years thousands of women, mostly Australians, have lived as expatriates in Papua New Guinea. We went there at different points in our lives and for a variety of reasons. Some of us were keen to go; we were looking for adventure in exotic surroundings, seeking our fortunes, changing jobs, running away from unhappy situations, furthering our professional or academic interests. Many of us were motivated to go to a developing country to 'do good'. Others went because their partners or their parents had an ambition, an obsession or a contract. All have stories to tell.So begins Our Time But Not Our Place in which 31 women tell us of their experiences of Papua New Guinea. Their voices are as diverse as the encounters they describe; their stories span the time between 1930 and 1990; together their responses challenge commonly held views of the expatriate condition. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.