William J. Lines

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William J. Lines is an Australian author.

He has written about the notable Western Australian botanist Georgiana Molloy.,[1] as well as walking the Bibbulmun Track.[2]

He has written about environmental change in Australia.[3][4][5]

He has also looked at the politics and dynamics of environmentalists and environmental groups.[6][7][8]

Lynes history of the The Wilderness Society (Australia) is a study of the interpersonal politics that beset any volunteer organization over time, with a focus upon former director Alec Marr.[9] Of his published works, his Taming the Great South Land has elicited the most extended discussion and reviews to date.[10][11][12][13][14][15]

works[]

  • Lines, William J (September 2019), Failing nature : the rise and fall of The Wilderness Society, Envirobook, a division of Trekaway Pty. Ltd (published 2019), ISBN 978-0-85881-255-0
  • Lines, William J (2006), Patriots : defending Australia's natural heritage, University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-3554-2
  • Lines, William J (2001), Open air : essays, New Holland, ISBN 978-1-876334-75-8
  • Lines, William J (1998), A long walk in the Australian bush, UNSW Press, ISBN 978-0-86840-616-9
  • Lines, William J (1998), False economy : Australia in the Twentieth Century, Fremantle Arts Centre Press, ISBN 978-1-86368-209-1
  • Lines, William J (1994), An all consuming passion : origins, modernity, and the Australian life of Georgiana Molloy, Allen & Unwin, ISBN 978-1-86373-553-7
  • Lines, William J (January 1991), Taming the great south land : a history of the conquest of nature in Australia, University of California Press (published 1991), ISBN 978-0-520-07830-7

articles[]

  • Lines, William J (1 October 1999), "Science in the Service of Empire: Joseph Banks, the British State and the Uses of Science in the Age of Revolution.(Review)", Australian Historical Studies, University of Melbourne, Department of History, 30 (113): 356(2), ISSN 1031-461X

References[]

  1. ^ Baskerville, Bruce (1995), Book review [Lines, William J. An all consuming passion : origins, modernity and the Australian life of Georgiana Molloy], retrieved 3 December 2018
  2. ^ Lines, William J (1998), A long walk in the Australian bush, UNSW Press, ISBN 978-0-86840-616-9
  3. ^ Lines, William J; University of Canberra. Centre for Communication Policy Research (1995), The conquest of nature in Australia : theme and variations : a research report, Centre for Communication Policy Research, ISBN 978-0-85889-516-4
  4. ^ O'Connor, Mark; Lines, William J (2008), Overloading Australia : how governments and media dither and deny on population (1st ed.), Envirobook, ISBN 978-0-85881-224-6
  5. ^ Betts, Katharine (2009), Review of 'Overloading Australia' by Mark O'Connor and William J. Lines, Monash Centre for Population and Urban Research, retrieved 3 December 2018
  6. ^ Lines, William J (2008), Patriots : Defending Australia's Natural Heritage, University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-4220-5
  7. ^ Stewart, Alistair (1 July 2007), "Patriots: Defending Australia's natural heritage 1946-2004.(Book review)", Australian Journal of Outdoor Education, Outdoor Council of Australia, 11 (2): 62(2), doi:10.1007/bf03400859, ISSN 1324-1486, S2CID 142894975
  8. ^ Walker, Cam (22 September 2008), "From Lake Pedder to green capitalism?(Giving Ground: Media and Environmental Conflict in Tasmania)(Patriots: Defending Australia's Natural Heritage, 1946-2004)(The 3rd Degree: Frontline in Australia's Climate War)(Book review)", Overland, O.L. Society Ltd (190): 90–92, ISSN 0030-7416
  9. ^ Lines, William J (September 2019), Failing nature : the rise and fall of The Wilderness Society, Envirobook, a division of Trekaway Pty. Ltd (published 2019), ISBN 978-0-85881-255-0
  10. ^ Powell, J.M (1 April 1992), "Taming the Great South Land: A History of the Conquest of Nature in Australia", Journal of Historical Geography, Elsevier B.V, v18 (n2): 215(5), ISSN 0305-7488
  11. ^ Kohlstedt, Sally Gregory (1 June 1993), "Taming the Great South Land: A History of the Conquest of Nature in Australia", American Historical Review, American Historical Association, v98 (n3): 931(2), ISSN 0002-8762
  12. ^ "Taming the Great South Land", Australian Canadian Studies, Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand, 12 (2): 62–7, 1 January 1994, ISSN 0810-1906
  13. ^ Winks, R.W (1 September 1992), "Taming the Great South Land: A History of the Conquest of Nature in Australia.(Brief Article)", CHOICE: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, American Library Association, v30 (n1): 191(1), ISSN 0009-4978
  14. ^ Fenge, Terry (1 September 1994), "Taming the Great South Land: A History of the Conquest of Nature in Australia", Alternatives, Alternatives, Inc, v20 (n4): 39(2), ISSN 0002-6638
  15. ^ "Doomladen in tone". The Canberra Times. 66 (20, 643). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 October 1991. p. 54. Retrieved 19 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
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