"This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Australia relates the history of this unique and beautiful land, which is home to an amazing range of exotic flora and fauna, a climate that ranges from tropical forests to arid deserts, and the largest single collection of coral reefs and islands in the world. Through a detailed chronology, an introduction, appendixes, a bibliography, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on significant people, places,...

"Primarily concerned with the historical roots and contemporary condition of socialism, Historical Dictionary of Socialism offers information on writers, activists, ideas, political parties, institutions, and movements that sought - and in many cases, are still seeking - to change social and political order. This second edition reflects the diversity in the broad movement of the left and exposes such variants as reformist social democracy, revolutionary...