Rick Hosking (50 results)

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This collection of essays is the culmination of a symposium on the representation of Malays and Malay culture in Singaporean and Malaysian literature in English held in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The symposium, with the theme 'Reading the Malay World through Singaporean and Malaysian Texts in English' brought together experts from the fields of literature, language and linguistics to spotlight the ways in which Malays and Malay culture are captured in the literary imagination of Singaporean and Malaysian writers writing in English. The symposium highlighted how Malays and Malay culture are imagined and promoted through literature, and also explored Malayness from linguistic and cultural perspectives.Issues of concern addressed here include the construction of the Malays in Singaporean and Malaysian literature in English within orientalist or colonialist discourses of the East, the influence of English on the ways that Malays and Malay culture are represented, how Malay identity is defined, and the positioning of the Malays in literary imaginations and social realities. This collection of essays is the culmination of a symposium on the representation of Malays and Malay culture in Singaporean and Malaysian literature in English held in Universiti Putra Malaysia. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Softcover. 1st Edition. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Colour and black & white plates. Map to inside front cover. Previous owner's details to half-title page. 221 pages. A collection of essays and poems celebrating the 200th anniversary of the meetingo Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders off the coast of South Australia. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.…

Softcover. Reprint. Large octavo size [16x24cm approx]. Very Good condition. Colour and black & white illustrations. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 221 pages. A collection of essays and poems celebrating the 200th anniversary of the meeting of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders off the coast of South Australia.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Written in the mid-1850s before any official or more orthodox history of the South Australian colony had appeared, The Kangaroo Islanders is one of the few colonial novels that represents in fleeting glimpses some of the improvisational and interactive encounters between the colonisers and the colonised on the edges of the island continent.A remarkable and colourful book, this novel represents life on Kangaroo Island in the period between 1802-1836.Rick Hosking has annotated the book extensively with absorbing historical information and fascinating details of personalities and events, making this new edition of The Kangaroo Islanders a delight for both fiction fans and history buffs. And art lovers too, for the book includes pages of many of W.A. Cawthorne's best watercolours, reproduced in colour. A book for omnivores, indeed! The Kangaroo Islanders is one of the few colonial novels that represents in fleeting glimpses some of the improvisational and interactive encounters between the colonisers and the colonised on the edges of the island continent. A remarkable and colourful book, this novel represents life on Kangaroo Island in the period between 1802-1836. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The cover has little wear. The page edges are lightly tanned. 168 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.

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Softcover. Condition: As New. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Multiple copies available this title. Quantity Available: 2. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; Australia; Exploration. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9781862548701. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item, not stock photos. Inventory No: 27050. For further info on this title, click on the "Contact Seller" button within this listing. We will try to reply within 24 hours. Otherwise you can order right now (inclusive of shipping options) from the "Add to Basket" button to the right.…

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8vo. viii+168p . B/w illustrations. Original wrappers, a fine copy. . First edition. "Fatal Collisions is about violence on the South Australian frontier and the ways in which it has been remembered in Anglo-Australian accounts of the past. The stories it tells take place in that fluid zone where history, memory and myth meet in popular consciousness".…

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. The Kangaroo Islanders: A story of South Australia before colonisation 1823. Book.

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Soft cover. Condition: As New. None. Covers & Spine: front and back clean and undamaged, minimal wear at edges and corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings. Could pass for new. Part of the Monash Asia series. PLEASE NOTE: Due to this item weighing less than 500g, postage cost for international orders (i.e. outside of Australia) will be less than what is shown here. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued. 1st Edition. Very Good With Light Handling Wear Pp 168 Map.

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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Covers & Spine: front and back showing only light scuffing & signs of handling otherwise undamaged, minimal wear at edges and corners, spine is intact and solid. Binding: firm throughout. Pages & Markings: unstained, no markings, clean throughout. Genuinely impressive condition; could pass for new. All items are protectively packaged, and a postal tracking number will be sent to all customers whose current email address is registered with AbeBooks.…

4to. xiv+268pp. B/w illustrations. Original wrappers, a fine copy. . First edition. 'London may have many rooms, but is there space for the travelling colonial? This collection of essays, memoirs and poems was initially inspired by the Malaysian writer Lee Kok Liang's adamantly titled London Does Not Belong to Me. Visitors to London from the old colonies have long recorded their impressions, contributing to discussion about the beguiling attractions of the world's first great metropolis.' .…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This collection of essays is the culmination of a symposium on the representation of Malays and Malay culture in Singaporean and Malaysian literature in English held in Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). The symposium, with the theme 'Reading the Malay World through Singaporean and Malaysian Texts in English' brought together experts from the fields of literature, language and linguistics to spotlight the ways in which Malays and Malay culture are captured in the literary imagination of Singaporean and Malaysian writers writing in English. The symposium highlighted how Malays and Malay culture are imagined and promoted through literature, and also explored Malayness from linguistic and cultural perspectives.Issues of concern addressed here include the construction of the Malays in Singaporean and Malaysian literature in English within orientalist or colonialist discourses of the East, the influence of English on the ways that Malays and Malay culture are represented, how Malay identity is defined, and the positioning of the Malays in literary imaginations and social realities. This collection of essays is the culmination of a symposium on the representation of Malays and Malay culture in Singaporean and Malaysian literature in English held in Universiti Putra Malaysia. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

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Condition: New. In English.