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    Australia in 100 Words

    Amanda Laugesen

    Captivating and quirky, Australia in 100 Words takes readers chronologically through Australian history to tell a unique story through language

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    Rooted: An Australian history of bad language

    Dr Amanda Laugesen

    From the defiant curses of the convicts and bullock drivers to the humour of Kath and Kim, Amanda Laugesen, director of the Australian National Dictionary Centre, takes us on a…

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    Convict Words: Language In Early Colonial Australia

    Laugesen

    This book explores the language of the Australian convict era, taking the form of a dictionary with supporting quotations from contemporary texts, including newspapers, government reports and document, contemporary observations…

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    Taking Books to the World: American Publishers and the Cultural Cold War

    Amanda Laugesen

    Franklin Publications was started in 1953 as a form of cultural diplomacy. Until it folded in the 1970s, Franklin translated, printed, and distributed American books around the world. Amanda Laugesen…

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    ‘Boredom is the Enemy’: The Intellectual and Imaginative Lives of Australian Soldiers in the Great War and Beyond

    Amanda Laugesen

    Exploring the concept of military boredom, this book investigates how soldiers spent their time when not engaged in battle, work or training through a study of their creative, imaginative and…

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    Taking Books to the World: American Publishers and the Cultural Cold War

    Amanda Laugesen

    Franklin Publications was started in 1953 as a form of cultural diplomacy. Until it folded in the 1970s, Franklin translated, printed, and distributed American books around the world. Amanda Laugesen…

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    ‘Boredom is the Enemy’: The Intellectual and Imaginative Lives of Australian Soldiers in the Great War and Beyond

    Amanda Laugesen

    Suitable for those seeking an understanding of what makes soldiers endure war, and how they cope with prolonged periods of inaction, this title explores the issue of military boredom and…

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    Globalizing the Library: Librarians and Development Work, 1945-1970

    Amanda Laugesen

    Gloalizing the Library focuses on the globalization of information and the library in the period following World War Two. Providing an examination of the ideas and aspirations surrounding information and…

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    Diggerspeak: The Language of Australians At War

    A collection of words used by Australians at war - a dictionary complete with information about meaning, origins and usage. Rather than a collection of military slang, it focuses on…

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    Globalizing the Library: Librarians and Development Work, 1945-1970

    Amanda Laugesen

    Gloalizing the Library focuses on the globalization of information and the library in the period following World War Two. Providing an examination of the ideas and aspirations surrounding information and…

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    Australian School Oxford Integrated Dictionary & Thesaurus

    Gwynn,Amanda Laugesen

    The Australian Integrated School Oxford Dictionary & Thesaurus is an innovative, easy-to-use reference book, with dictionary entries at the top of the page and corresponding thesaurus entries on the lower…

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    Furphies and Whizz-bangs: Anzac Slang from the Great War

    Amanda Laugesen (Director, Australian National Dictionary Centre)

    This book illuminates Australian soldiers’ voices, feelings and thoughts, through exploration of the words and language used during the Great War.

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    Expressions of War in Australia and the Pacific: Language, Trauma, Memory, and Official Discourse

    This edited book includes chapters that explore the impact of war and its aftermath in language and official discourse. It examines three main themes in relation to language: the impact…

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    Communication, Interpreting and Language in Wartime: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

    This edited book provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the topics of translation and cross-cultural communication in times of war and conflict. It examines the historical and contemporary experiences of interpreters…

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    Expressions of War in Australia and the Pacific: Language, Trauma, Memory, and Official Discourse

    This edited book includes chapters that explore the impact of war and its aftermath in language and official discourse. It examines three main themes in relation to language: the impact…

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    Communication, Interpreting and Language in Wartime: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

    This edited book provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the topics of translation and cross-cultural communication in times of war and conflict. It examines the historical and contemporary experiences of interpreters…

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    The Australian National Dictionary: Australian Words and Their Origins - 2 Volumes A-L and M-Z

    Bruce Moore (Dr, Dr, Australian National Dictionary Centre),Amanda Laugesen,Mark Gwynn,Julia Robinson

    The Australian National Dictionary 2e is the only comprehensive, historically based record of the words and meanings that make up Australian English. As the dictionary maps the history of Australian…

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