| #5202412 in Books | Allen Unwin | 2006-12-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 7.50 x.50 x5.00l,.55 | File type: PDF | 204 pages | ||About the Author|
Ruth Balint wrote and directed the film Troubled Waters, which won the Dendy Best Documentary Award in 2002. She holds a doctorate in history from the University of Sydney.|
The dramatic transformation of Australia's northern seas—from an ignored backwater to the most militarized and fiercely guarded waters in the region—is chronicled in this fascinating volume. Once a bridge between two coastlines and two cultures, in the last years of the 20th century the Timor Sea has become Australia's frontline against the threat of invasion. When Australia expanded its territorial boundaries by 200 nautical miles in 1979, its terr...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Troubled Waters: Borders, Boundaries and Possession in the Timor Sea | Ruth Balint. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.