Recent books by Rhodes Scholars

Listed in alphabetical order by author under year of publication.

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2010

Something to Declare: A Memoir, by Sir James Gobbo (Victoria & Magdalen 1952), tells the story of the son of Italian immigrants who becomes a Rhodes Scholar, successful barrister, judge of the Supreme Court of Victoria, and Governor of Victoria. Sir James's reflections on multiculturalism in Australia have attracted much interest. The foreword is by Sir Zelman Cowen (Victoria & New College 1941). (The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, 2010.)

Nelson Mandela, by Elleke Boehmer (South Africa-at-Large & St John's 1985), paints a complex portrait of Mandela that examines his quality of character, his theatrical flair, his ability to absorb transnational influences, his postmodern ease with media image, and his ethical legacy. (Stirling Publishing, New York, 2010).

Also edited by Elleke Boehmer and Rosinka Chaudhuri, The Indian Postcolonial: A Critical Reader, which brings together classic essays and newly commissioned pieces from leading experts in the field focussing on postcolonial issues through the lens of regional and cultural geography. (Routledge, London, 2010).

Fiction by Elleke Boehmer: Sharmilla and Other Stories is the author's first collection of short stories, many previously published in places like Critical Quarterly, Moving Worlds and Wasafiri. Written over the past twenty years, most have a strong South African theme. (Jacana, Johannesburg, 2010).

A Future in Flames, by Danielle Clode (South Australia & Balliol 1990), is a personal journal of discovery that looks at what Australians have learnt from the lessons of the past and attempts to understand why, after so many years, people are still dying in brush fires. (Melbourne University, Melbourne, 2010).

Made in Canada: A Businessman's Adventures in Politics, by Alastair Gillespie (British Columbia & Queen's 1947), recounts his experiences in the Trudeau government and outside of politics. (Robin Brass Studio, Canada, 2010).

Lives Like Loaded Guns: Emily Dickinson and her family feuds, by Lyndall Gordon (Rhodes Visiting Fellow & St Hilda's 1973), shows how the public image of “Emily Dickinson” has been built up over the years, alternately embroidered by fantasies and barnacled with lies, and perhaps for the first time since Dickinson’s death, invites us to meet the poet head-on. (Virago Press, London, 2010).

British International Thinkers from Hobbes to Namier, by Lisa Hill (Tasmania & University 1985) and Ian Hall, provides new insights into the history of international thought. (Palgrave-Macmillan, Australia, 2010).

Money Makers: Inside the New World of Finance and Business, by Chris Howard (Texas & St. Anne's 1991) and David Snider, explores the dynamic industries of finance and business using interviews with leaders in these fields.

Matterhorn, by Karl Marlantes (Oregon & University 1967), draws on Marlantes's experiences as a soldier to detail the harrowing travails of a US Marine company in the Vietnam War. (Grove/Atlantic, USA, 2010). 

The Other Wes Moore, by Wes Moore (Maryland & Wolfson 2001), tells in alternating dramatic narratives the stories of two boys with the same name, from similar neighborhoods and similarly difficult childhoods, whose decisions lead them to radically different outcomes. (Spiegel & Grau, USA, 2010).

Ending 'East of Suez': British foreign policy toward Malaysia and Singapore, 1964-68, by Phuong Pham (Victoria & Balliol 1998), draws upon previously classified government records to examine and explain how the Wilson Government came to one of the most significant decisions in the decline of British global power after the Second World War. (Oxford University, Oxford, 2010).

The Unspoken Alliance: Israel's Secret Relationship with Apartheid South Africa, by Sasha Polakow-Suransky (Rhode Island & St Anthony's 2003), draws on newly declassified archival documents and exclusive interviews with former generals and high-level government officials in both Israel and South Africa to reveal the long-concealed history of military and nuclear ties between the two countries during the 1970s and 80s. (Pantheon, 2010).

Do More Great Work: Stop the busywork and start the work that matters, by Michael Bungay Stanier (Australia-at-Large & Hertford 1992), provides 15 practical exercises to help readers do more of what matters and less of the things that don't. (Workman Publishing, New York, 2010).

2009

Battlelines, by Tony Abbott (New South Wales & Queens 1981), offers a frank analysis of the way forward for the Australian Liberal Party. (Melbourne University Publishing, Melbourne, 2009).

Crossing Cultures: Conflict, Migration and Convergence, by Jaynie Anderson (Rhodes Visiting Fellow & St Hugh's 1970), is an in-depth examination of the effect of globalism on art and art history. (Miegunyah Press, Melbourne University Publishing, 2009).

JM Coetzee in Literature and History, edited by Elleke Boehmer (South Africa-at-Large & St John's 1985), Katy Iddiols and Robert Eaglestone, draws on a wide range of theoretical ideas and approaches to illuminate Coetzee’s texts including: deconstruction and the ‘school of singularity’, ethics and power, gender studies, queer theory, issues surrounding the body and animal rights. (Continuum, London, 2009).

Also edited by Elleke Boehmer and Stephen Morton, Terror and the Postcolonial: A Concise Companion, which offers a major new comparative study of terrorism and its representations in colonial history and postcolonial theory, literature and culture. (Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, 2009).

Gringo: A Coming of Age in Latin America, by Chesa Boudin (Illinois & St Antony's 2003), records Boudin's travels through 27 countries throughout the Americas at a time of sweeping change in Latin American politics. (Scribner, New York, 2009). For an interview with Chesa Boudin by author Jonah Raskin, click here.

Cauchy's Cours d'analyse: An Annotated Translation, by Robert E. Bradley (Quebec & University 1979) and C.E. Sandifer, is the first English translation of a paradigm-changing mathematics text from 1821, with commentary and index. (Springer, Heidelberg, 2009).

Behold the Man, Lecture Series, edited and with contributions by R.T. Luke V. Browne (Commonwealth Caribbean & Keble 2008), presents a seven-part lecture series that examined the life and work of distinguished world personalities. (2by2, Trinidad and Tobago, 2009).

Prehistoric giants: The Megafauna of Australia, by Danielle Clode (South Australia & Balliol 1990), is a guide to the Australian Megafauna of the Pleistocene, featuring two-tonne Diprotodon and five metre goannas.  (Museum Victoria Nature series, Melbourne, 2009).

Disability and Disadvantage, edited by Kimberly Brownlee (Quebec & Corpus Christi 2002) and Adam Cureton (Tennessee & Wolfson 2003),  is a collection of 13 new essays that investigate the central moral and political issues surrounding the experience of disability by examining the concept of disability, the conditions of justice, the nature of autonomy, the normative issues of healthcare distribution, and the morality of reproductive choices. (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2009).

Essentials for the Canadian Medical Licensing Exam: Review and Prep For MCCQE Part 1, edited by Jeeshan Chowdhury (Alberta & Hertford 2006) and Shaheed Merani, reviews key concepts necessary for Canadian medical students and international medical graduates preparing to write the Medical Council of Canada Qualifying Exam (MCCQE) Part 1. (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, 2009).

Virtuous War: Mapping the Military-Industrial-Media-Entertainment-Network, 2nd Edition, by James Der Derian (Wisconsin & Balliol 1979), maps the emergence and judges the consequences of a new military-industrial-media-entertainment network. (Routledge, New York, 2009). View video trailer for Virtuous War.

The Politics of Human Rights in Australia, by Lisa Hill (Tasmania & University 1985), Louise Chappell, and John Chesterman, offers an account of Australia’s protection of human rights and argues the need of a charter of rights in Australia.   (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009).

Principles of Administrative Law, 5th Edition, by David Phillip Jones, Q.C. (Alberta & Balliol 1970) and Ann S. de Villars, Q.C., provides a conceptual framework for understanding the principles of administrative law in Canada. (Carswell, Toronto, 2009).

The Keeny Newsletters: A window on early family planning programs of Asia, by S. M. Keeny (Pennsylvania & Merton 1916), is a collection of field reports from S M Keeny, who, through his work as UNICEF director for all of Asia, played a key role in promoting family planning in the region as Asian countries initiated large organized programs to reverse ancient pronatalist values and carry contraceptive assistance to whole populations. (Hudson House, Poughkeepsie, 2009). Free copies are available from: Population Communication, c/o Mr. Bob Gillespie, 1250 Walnut Street, Ste 220, Pasadena, CA 91106, USA.

Democracy and Constitutionalism in India: A Study of the Basic Structure Doctrine, by Sudhir Krishnaswamy (India & Pembroke 1998), examines the significance and status of the basic structure doctrine today and tackles the question whether basic structure review is an appropriate exercise of judicial power or an abuse of it. (Oxford University Press, India, 2009).

The Next Twenty-five Years:  Affirmative Action in Higher Education in the United States and South Africa, by Marvin Krislov (Connecticut & Magdalen 1983), David Lee Featherman and Martin Hall, assembles the viewpoints of some of the most influential scholars, educators, university leaders, and public officials to survey the legal, political, social, economic, and moral dimensions of affirmative action and its role in helping higher education contribute to a just, equitable, and vital society. (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2009).

Half the Sky: Turning Women's Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Nicholas D. Kristof (Oregon & Magdalen 1981) and Sheryl WuDunn, explores how economic support for women in underdeveloped countries is key to economic progress and fighting poverty globally. (Knopf, New York, 2009).

Applied Classics: Comparisons, Constructs, Controversies, edited by Annika Kuhn (Germany & Christ Church 2006), Christina Kuhn (Germany & Brasenose 2004) and Angelos Chaniotis (All Souls, Oxford), assembles fifteen essays which reflect on the diverse and changing ways in which themes and phenomena of classical antiquity were, have been, or should be, integrated into areas beyond Classics such as modern democracy and European integration, the critical assessment of a historical period, or the fields of education, science and popular culture. (Franz Steiner Verlag, Stuttgart, 2009).

South Africa's Brave New World: The Beloved Country Since the End of Apartheid, by R.W.W. Johnson (Natal & Magdalen 1964), tells the story of South Africa from Nelson Mandela's inauguration in 1994 through the present. (Allen Lane, London, 2009).

How We Decide , by Jonah Lehrer (New York & Wolfson 2003), uses the unexpected discoveries of neuroscience to understand how the human mind makes decisions and how to make those decisions better. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston, 2009).

The Education of a Mississippian: The Early Life of E. Wilson Lyon, edited by Elizabeth Lyon Webb, presents an edited compilation of the letters that longtime Pomona College president E. Wilson Lyon (Mississippi & St John's 1925) wrote to his family and friends during his Oxford years. (Pomona College, Claremont, 2009).

The Legacies of Law: Long-Run Consequences of Legal Development in South Africa, 1652-2000, by Jens Meierhenrich (Germany & St Antony's 1995), examines the function of legal norms and institutions in the transition to – and from – apartheid, generating important policy-relevant insights into the politics of law and courts in authoritarian regimes. (Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009).

The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education, by Craig Mullaney (Rhode Island & Lincoln 2000), presents the author's journey through West Point, Oxford, Afghanistan and beyond. (Penguin, New York, 2009).

Canada and Other Matters of Opinion, by Rex Murphy (Newfoundland & St Edmund Hall 1968), presents a Canadian perspective on many recurring topics - described as ‘a cornucopia of comment from Canada’s most opinionated man’. (Doubleday, Canada, 2009).

Mediator Skills and Techniques:  Triangles of Influence by Miryana Nesic (Queensland & Magdalen 1993), outlines the skills and techniques required to prepare for, participate in, and conduct mediation. (Bloomsbury Professional, London, 2009).

Joseph Nye (New Jersey & Exeter 1958) and Sylvia Mathews Burwell (West Virginia & Worcester 1987) have contributed chapters to The Global Economic Crisis and Potential Implications for Foreign Policy and National Security,which explores the implications of changing economic and financial foundations on foreign policy agendas. (The Aspen Institute, 2009).

The Political Life of Sensation, by Davide Panagia (Prairies & Magdalen 1993), develops an innovative theory of the image for which the force of sensation figures as a force for democracy. (Duke University Press, Durham, 2009).

The Liturgy in Medieval England: a History, by Richard W. Pfaff (Kansas & Magdalen 1957), constructs a history of worship in English churches c. 600-1543, primarily through the surviving manuscript service books. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009).

Cambridge History of Australian Literature, edited by Peter Pierce (Tasmania & Balliol 1973), spans Australian literary history from colonial origins, encompassing indigenous and migrant literatures to examine the role of literary culture in modern Australian society. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2009).

Investing in Your Life – Your Biggest Investment Opportunities Are Not Necessarily Financial, by Ian Pollard (New South Wales & Balliol 1973), explores ways to maximize one’s potential by actively identifying and investing in the best opportunities.  (Wrightbooks, Australia 2009).

Macroeconomic Stability and Financial Regulation: Key Issues for the G20, edited by Mathias Dewatripont, Xavier Freixas, and Richard Portes (Illinois & Balliol 1962), analyzes a range of policy proposals for how the G20 process and the London Summit might bring about concrete, implementable results that can restore confidence and lead the way to recovery. (Centre for Economic Policy Research, London, 2009). To download the e-book, click here.

Spatial Conservation Prioritization, edited by Atte Moilanen, Kerrie A. Wilson, and Hugh Possingham (Australia-at-Large & St Johns 1984), addresses the question of how we should allocate conservation effort and funds in space and time. (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2009).

The Tarnished Swan: and other sardonic pieces, by Professor John Poynter (Victoria & Magdalen 1951), is a collection of verses and brief 'memoirs'.   Professor Poynter was the Australian National Secretary to the Rhodes Trust from 1974 to 1997. Available from Professor Poynter, 38 Brougham Street, North Melbourne, Victoria 3051, Australia.

Blackstone and his Commentaries: Biography, Law, History, edited by Wilfrid Prest (Victoria & New College 1962), looks at the life and character of Blackstone himself, the nature and sources of his jurisprudence as expounded in the Commentaries, and the impact of his great book, both within and beyond his native shores. (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2009).

Ardent Spirits: Leaving Home, Coming Back, by Reynolds Price (North Carolina & Merton 1955), is Price's third volume of memoir, exploring his three years as a student at Oxford and his return to North Carolina to begin his long career as a university teacher. (Scribner, New York, 2009).

Against Throne and Altar: Machiavelli and Political Theory under the English Republic, by Paul A. Rahe (Oklahoma & Wadham 1971), examines the work of John Milton, Marchamont Nehdham, James Harrington, and Thomas Hobbes, situates them with regard to the republicanism first championed more than a century before by Niccolo Machiavelli, and examines the debt that he and they owed the Epicurean tradition in philosophy and the political science crafted by the Arab philosophers Alfarabi, Avicenna, and Averroes. (Cambridge University Press, New York, 2009).

Montesquieu and the Logic of Liberty: War, Religion, Commerce, Climate, Terrain, Technology, Uneasiness of Mind, the Spirit of Political Vigilance, and the Foundations of the Modern Republic, by Paul Rahe (Oklahoma & Wadham 1971), examines the reasons for Montesquieu’s early fame, arguing that his reputation is deserved and worthy of close attention today.  (Yale University, New Haven, 2009),

Soft Despotism, Democracy’s Drift: Montesquieu, Rousseau, Tocqueville and the Modern Prospect, by Paul Rahe (Oklahoma & Wadham 1971), argues that we can set a new course for the democracies if  we understand the character of modern, commercial republicanism. (Yale University, New Haven, 2009).

The Edge of Vision: The Rise of Abstraction in Photography, by Lyle Rexer (Michigan & Merton 1973), surveys an important tendency in contemporary art and places it in its historical context.  The book is accompanied by a traveling exhibition of photographs, curated by the author. (Aperture Foundation, New York, 2009).

Confrontations: Sinhalese, LTTE and Others, an anthology by Michael Roberts (Ceylon & Merton 1962), assembles his academic essays on the cultural and ideological roots of the majority Sinhala and minority Tamil nationalisms in Sri Lanka. (Colombo, Yapa, 2009).

Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?, by Michael J. Sandel (Massachusetts & Balliol 1975), explores the meaning of justice by inviting readers of all political persuasions to consider familiar controversies in fresh and illuminating ways, and shows how a surer grasp of philosophy can help make sense of politics, morality, and personal conviction. (Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, New York, 2009).

The Scramble for Southern Africa: the Politics of Partition Reappraised, 1877-95, by Deryck Schreuder (Zambia & New College 1964), offers a fresh reappraisal of the complex sequence of events that surrounded the Partition of Africa south of the Zambesi in the years 1877–95. (Cambridge University Press – New Paperback Imprint Edition, Cambridge, 2009).

The Survivors Club: The Secrets and Science that could Save your Life, by Ben Sherwood (California & Magdalen 1986), examines why some people surmount life-threatening situations while others succumb. (Grand Central Publishing, New York, 2009).

The Curse of the Good Girl: Raising Authentic Girls with Courage and Confidence, by Rachel Simmons (New York & Lincoln 1998), exposes the myth of the "good girl", freeing girls from its impossible standards and encouraging them to embrace their real selves. (The Penguin Press HC, New York, 2009).

Get Unstuck & Get Going On the Stuff That Matters, by Michael Bungay Stanier (Australia-at-Large & Hertford 1992), is the second edition of the prize-winning self-coaching tool that allows readers to generate almost 50,000 ways to get unstuck. (Box of Crayons Press, Toronto, 2009)

George Steiner at the New Yorker, by George Steiner (Illinois & Balliol 1950), collects his best work from his more than 150 pieces written for The New Yorker magazine between 1967 and 1997. (New Directions, New York, 2009).

Climate Finance: Regulatory and Funding Strategies for Climate Change and Global Development, edited by Richard B. Stewart (Ohio & University 1961), Benedict Kingsbury (New Zealand & Balliol 1982), and Bryce Rudyck, examines the impact on development and on developing countries of carbon markets and climate-related investment. (NYU Press, New York, 2009). To download PDF copies of individual sections or the complete book, click here.

The African Sun, by Michael Stone (Rhodesia & St Edmund Hall 1966), is an eclectic collection of poems linked by one common element, the author’s abiding love for Africa - its landscape, wildlife and, above all, its people. (Imprimata Publishers, London, 2009).

Understanding Vineyard Soils, by Robert White (Queensland & St Edmund Hall 1959), is the first book to deal specifically with soil and growing grapes for wine. (Oxford University Press, New York, 2009).

1947: A Memoir of Indian Independence, by Muhammad Zahir (Pakistan & Exeter 1959), describes the events leading to Indian Independence, his own experience of the violence arising from the partition between India and Pakistan, his own ‘miraculously’ safe crossing into Pakistan, and his life in that new country.(Trafford Publishing, Bloomington, 2009).

2008

Nelson Mandela: A Very Short Introduction, by Elleke Boehmer (South Africa-at-Large & St John's 1985), examines the different, interconnected stories, histories, values and symbols that Nelson Mandela embodies, presenting an analytical portrait of a shape-shifting life. (Oxford University Press, Oxford and New York, 2008)

Also by Elleke Boehmer, Nile Baby (Ayebia, Banbury, 2008), is a novel that confronts the restless ghosts of the past that reside in the most familiar and unexpected places of our psyche.

Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator, by Sarah C. Campbell (Mississippi & Corpus Christi 1987) and Richard Campbell, is a children's picturebook about the fascinating wolfsnail, a carnivorous mollusk that hunts and eats snails and slugs. (Boyds Mills Press, Honesdale, PA, 2008).

Critical Practices in International Theory, by James Der Derian (Wisconsin & Balliol 1979), presents essays on diplomacy, alienation, terrorism, intelligence, national security, new forms of warfare, the role of information technology in international relations, poststructuralist theory, and the military-entertainment-media matrix. (Routledge, New York, 2008).

Why Photography Matters as Art as Never Before, by Michael Fried (New Jersey & Merton 1959), presents Fried's argument that the advent of serious art photography made at large scale and for the wall has forced photographers to grapple with issues centering on the relationship of the photograph and the viewer standing before it. (Yale University Press, New Haven, 2008).

Politics and the Order of Love: An Augustinian Ethic Of Democratic Citizenship, by Eric Gregory (Maryland & Trinity 1992), provides a constructive argument for Christian participation in liberal democratic societies, advancing efforts to revive a political theology in which love’s relation to justice is prominent. (University of Chicago Press, Chicago, 2008).

An Anthology of Russian Folktales, by Jack V. Haney (Washington & The Queen's College 1962), gathers a broad selection of Russian folktales, legends, and anecdotes  dating from the eighteenth through the twentieth centuries and coming from all geographic regions of the Russian-speaking world. (M. E. Sharpe, Armonk, 2008).

Inspired Pragmatism: An Illustrated History of Linfield College, by Marvin C. Henberg (Wyoming & Magdalen 1971), traces the story of Linfield College from its origins to the eve of its Sesquicentennial celebration, showing how Linfield's leaders and graduates have served the public while responding to external challenges over the past century and a half. (Linfield College, McMinnville, 2008).

Macrofinancial Risk Analysis, by Samuel Malone (North Carolina & Balliol, 2002) and Dale Gray, provides a new and powerful framework with which policymakers and investors can analyze risk and vulnerability in economies, both emerging market and industrial. (John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, 2008, with foreword by Robert Merton).

Trade and Globalization: Collected Essays, by Deepak Nayyar (India & Balliol 1967), features essays covering a wide range of issues that form an integral part of the debate on international aspects of economic development. (Oxford University Press USA, New York, 2008).

The Children of Africa in the Colonies: Free People of Color in Barbados in the Age of Emancipation, by Melanie J. Newton (Commonwealth Caribbean & St Antony's 1997), describes how class divisions and disagreements over labor and social policy among free and slave black Barbadians led to political unrest and devastated the hope for an entirely new social structure and a plebeian majority in the British Caribbean. (Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge, 2008).

Acts of Faith: The Story of an American Muslim, The Struggle for the Soul of a Generation, by Eboo Patel (Illinois & Lady Margaret Hall 1998), provides a coming-of-age narrative focussing on how to live one's faith in a pluralistic society. (Beacon Press, Boston, 2008). Patel also writes a regular featured blog for The Washington Post, entitled The Faith Divide.

The Best Laid Plans: The Origins of American Multilateralism and the Dawn of the Cold War, by Stewart Patrick (Maryland & St John's 1988), traces the celebrated efforts of the Roosevelt and Truman administrations to turn victory in World War II into an open and stable international system. (Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, 2008).

Nobody's Valentine: Letters in the Life of Valentine Alexa Leeper, 1900-2001, by Marion Poynter, brings alive the remarkable life of Miss Valentine Leeper, 'bluestocking', classical scholar and controversialist. (The Miegunyah Press and Trinity College, University of Melbourne, 2008). This volume was originally commissioned by Dr Donald Markwell when Warden of Trinity College, University of Melbourne.

William Blackstone: Law and Letters in the 18th Century, by Wilfrid Prest (Victoria & New College 1962), is a biography that makes full use of a considerable body of new evidence that has emerged in recent years to shed light on the life, work, and times of this neglected figure in English and American history, exploring Blackstone's family upbringing and private life, his political activities and ideology, his religious outlook and championing of the enlightenment. (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2009).

The Algal Bowl: Overfertilization of the World's Freshwaters and Estuaries, by David W. Schindler (North Dakota & St Catherine's 1962) and John R. Vallentyne, examines the eutrophication problem to explain its history and science, and offers real-world solutions for mitigating the catastrophe. (University of Alberta Press, Edmonton, 2008).

Australia's Empire, by Deryck Schreuder (Zambia & New College 1964) (with Stuart Ward), examines the meaning and importance of empire in Australia across a broad spectrum of historical issues -- ranging from the disinheritance of the Aborigines to the foundations of a new democratic state. (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2008).

Dancing in the Garden: A Bittersweet Love Affair with France, by William Jay Smith (Missouri & Wadham 1947), with illustrator Paul Rhoads, deals with the poet's summer as a student in Tours in 1938, on the eve of World War II. (Bay Oak Publishers, Dover, 2008).

Also by William Jay Smith, Words by the Water (Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 2008), which presents new and older poems by the nonagenarian American poet.

Anthropologists Inside Organisations: South Asian Case Studies, edited by Devi Sridhar (Florida & Wolfson 2003) with chapter contribution by Nathan Grills (Victoria & St John's 2002), brings together seven fresh case studies on how anthropologists have negotiated the issues related to interacting with organisations. (Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd, London, 2008).

2007

Voyages to the South Seas: In search of Terres Australes, by Danielle Clode (South Australia & Balliol 1990) and researched in collaboration with Carol Harrison (Louisiana & Balliol 1990), is the story of the French exploration of australia from 1768 to 1828, of scientists, collectors, savants and sailors who risked their lives to bring back the riches of knowledge and discovery from a new world.  Winner of the 2007 Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Non-fiction.  (Melbourne University, Melbourne, 2007).

Answering the Call: With the 91st Infantry Division in the Italian Campaign During World War II, by Stephen L. Wilson (South Dakota and Exeter 1970), recounts the World War II experiences of the author’s father, who was a platoon leader and forward observer for a Cannon Company in the Italian campaign and served in occupied Austria after the war.  (Merriam Press, Bennington, 2007).