Collection: Reference

This booklet provides legal advice and information for women and girls who have recently been sexually assaulted. It explains what sexual assault means, consent and harassment, how to obtain medical help and counselling after a sexual assault, reporting to the police and alternatives, forensic ex...

Covers the full range of classical and contemporary writers and texts that influenced Shakespeare's work. Entries for major sources feature surveys of their place in his time, sample excerpts, discussion of their relationship to the plays and poems.

"Shaping a nation : a geology of Australia is the story of Australia's geological evolution as seen through the lens of human impacts, illustrating both the challenges and opportunities presented by Australia's rich geological heritage" -- Dustjacket blurb.

Covers 323 species of sharks, rays and chimaerids, including species descriptions, full-colour illustrations, line illustrations and distribution maps. Presents the major changes to the systematics of some groups, such as the dogfishes and skates....

The history of the most intriguing form of woven art for everyone enthalled by the shawls' enigmatic beauty and brilliant colors. The crosscurrents and influences which travel between Kerman (Persia) and Kashmir (India).

The Australian Impressionists are among the most loved figures of Australian art, and their work has long formed an imaginative backdrop to life in this country. She-Oak and Sunlight: Australian Impressionism offers diverse perspectives on this complex movement and the artists who participated in...

The essays collected here examine a wide range of photographs produced in Australia and the Pacific between 1850 and 1920.