Collection: Reference

Based on the largest language research programme in the world and including the Oxford English Corpus, a databank containing hundreds of millions of words. Find the right word - selections of alternative words for you to choose from.

The most comprehensive and important work of its kind. The book covers everything from documented archaeological traditions and art styles, through to the development of the remarkably diverse contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art practices that have attracted so much attention i...

For more than half a century, James D. Hart's ""The Oxford Companion to American Literature"" has been an unparalleled guide to America's literary culture. For the sixth edition, James D. Hart and Phillip Leininger have updated the Companion in light of what has happened in American literature si...

This is an authoritative reference source for anyone interested in the history and development of Australian cinema as part of the wider international film industry.

One of the best ways to ascertain a nation's character is to examine its informal or unofficial culture - its folklore. Australians' sense of nationality is defined not merely in relation to the places they inhabit and the careers they pursue.

Includes several new entries, for example, the 2000 Olympic Games, Reconciliation.Contains approximately 1600 entries, ranging from essays of up to 2000 words to factual entries of about 100 words. Bibliographical citations have been brought up to date.