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Under Review - Comments to Sue
Beatty, Technical Services Librarian
School Library Representative : Mr. Paul Tickell
Llibrary Representative: Mr Christopher
Dawkins
1. Major subject interests
History
Australian History - particularly military, diplomatic, political,
colonial, social and economic history, and Australian-British-American
relations
Pacific History - contacts between Islanders and Europeans and the development
of the Islands under Europeans into colonial states
European History (from 1452) including nationalism, fascism and communism;
problems of foreign policy leading to the two world wars; Russia and the Soviet
Union
United States of America - developments from American Revolution to modern
times, especially the era of the Civil War and American Foreign Policy (including
US foreign relations with Central and South America)
South-East Asian History - with particular emphasis on Indonesia and the Philippines
in the twentieth century and maritime empires in South-East Asia
Military, Naval and Maritime History up to 1945 - including Air Power
Historiography
East Asian History - especially China and Japan in the 19th and 20th centuries
Genocide studies
History of Empires and Imperial defence
Language and Literature
American literature (including Black literature)
Asia Pacific literature : 20th century
Australian literature (including aboriginal literature)
Autobiography
Bibliography
Biography
Communications/media/cinema studies
Creative writing and composition
Cultural history and theory
Editing and the theory of editing
English literature
History of the book
Indonesian language and culture
Lexicography
Literary history
Literary theory
Post-colonial and Commomwealth literature
Shakespeare
Women's writing
War literature
Politics
Australian politics (elections, political parties, institutions,
ethnicity and multiculturalism)
Australian defence policy
Marine policy
Area studies, particularly within the Asia-Pacific and Europe (including
domestic politics, political economy, security, defence and foreign
policy).
Socialist and post-authoritarian
societies
Civil-military relations
Sociology of the military
Civil society
Praetorianism Regional Asia/Pacific organisations, e.g. ASEAN, APEC
International relations (defence and foreign policy, marine affairs, normative
theories of international politics, superpower politics, strategic studies)
International law including law of the sea
United nations and peacekeeping
Ethnic politics and conflict
Failed and fragile states
Arms control
Force modernisation
Post-conflict governance
Security regimes
Regional security in Southeast Asia
Regional security in Northeast Asia
Ocean management
Political theory (including history of political thought)
Democratic theory, democracy and democratisation
Ethics
Feminism and politics
Islamic studies
Terrorism
Socialist thought
2. Chronological coverage
There is a general emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries for these
disciplines, especially Australia since 1788, and also specifically:
History
European history from 1452
United States of America since 1763
Russian and Soviet history from 1700
Military, Naval and Maritime History: 17th century to 1945
Historiography: 18th to the 20th century
East Asia (China, Japan) from 1800
Imperial history: no limitations
Language and literature
Biography 20th century
Editing and the theory of editing : 20th century
English literature : 16th century to contemporary (some specialist areas
include : Drama 15th to 17th centuries; British poetry of the 1930s and 1940s
Literary theory - 20 century
Post-colonial literature : 20th century
War literature : 20th century
Politics
Government of countries: 20th century
International relations: 17th century onwards
Political theory: Classical - Greek and Roman - 15th century onwards
3. Geographical coverage
There are no geographic limits for these disciplines.
Countries and regions of major interest to each
are Australia and Australasia; Southeast Asia, especially
Indonesia; Europe and
the
United States;
and also specifically:
History
Canada; Germany; Great Britain; India;
East Asia, especially China and Japan; Pacific Islands; Russia
and what was formerly the Soviet Union,
Literature
Canada, India, New Zealand and
otherpost-colonial countries, Asia Pacific
literature in English (excluding the Americas).
Politics
Regions of interest:
Northeast Asia; South Pacific; Middle
East
Specific countries: Afghanistan;
Australia; China; India; Japan; Korea; Russia;
Vietnam
4. Does material become
dated in this field? If so, how far back is material generally significant?
Some critical material in literature becomes dated. Political theory is not
regarded as an area which becomes dated. However, in most of the other teaching
areas in Politics some material does become dated. In History, material published
in all periods is relevant.
5. Language guidelines
Basically English, and also Indonesian, but some Dutch, French and
German and Russian material is acquired.
Literary source material should generally be in English with some
minor exceptions
6. Electronic databases of
major relevance
Primary: AustLit
Humanities Index
MLA bibliography ]
Libraries Australia
APAFT
PAIS
Factiva
IBSS database
America: History and Life
Arts and Humanities Search
Expanded Academic
Historical Abstracts
ProQuest
Social Sciences Citation Index
7. Topics of related interest
which are not yet being supported from this School's book funds,
either because there
is not yet an extensive program in this area or because it felt that
another School should buy in this field.
Pre-1700 historical studies are important background material for
some courses. Books on art and music
can provide important background material. Also Philosophy; Sociology;
Behavioural Science.
8. Gaps in the Library Collection, including electronic
resources, which should be amended when funds permit
No major gaps
9. Bibliographic control
Publishers' catalogues
Bibliographic sources provided by the Library
Global Books in Print
Libraries Australia
WorldCat
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