William J. Lines is an Australian author with a focus on the environment and environmental politics.
Lines has written about the Western Australian botanist Georgiana Molloy,[1] and about 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] Lines' history of 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, Taming the Great South Land has elicited the most extended discussion and reviews to date.[10][11][12][13][14][15]
Works
editBooks
edit- 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
edit- 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, 30 (113), University of Melbourne, Department of History: 356(2), ISSN 1031-461X
References
edit- ^ 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
- ^ Lines, William J (1998), A long walk in the Australian bush, UNSW Press, ISBN 978-0-86840-616-9
- ^ Lines, William J (1995), The conquest of nature in Australia : theme and variations : a research report, Centre for Communication Policy Research, ISBN 978-0-85889-516-4
- ^ 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
- ^ 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
- ^ Lines, William J (2008), Patriots : Defending Australia's Natural Heritage, University of Queensland Press, ISBN 978-0-7022-4220-5
- ^ Stewart, Alistair (1 July 2007), "Patriots: Defending Australia's natural heritage 1946-2004.(Book review)", Australian Journal of Outdoor Education, 11 (2), Outdoor Council of Australia: 62(2), doi:10.1007/bf03400859, ISSN 1324-1486, S2CID 142894975
- ^ 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 (190), O.L. Society Ltd: 90–92, ISSN 0030-7416
- ^ 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
- ^ Powell, J.M (1 April 1992), "Taming the Great South Land: A History of the Conquest of Nature in Australia", Journal of Historical Geography, v18 (n2), Elsevier B.V: 215(5), ISSN 0305-7488
- ^ Kohlstedt, Sally Gregory (1 June 1993), "Taming the Great South Land: A History of the Conquest of Nature in Australia", American Historical Review, v98 (n3), American Historical Association: 931(2), ISSN 0002-8762
- ^ "Taming the Great South Land", Australian Canadian Studies, 12 (2), Association for Canadian Studies in Australia and New Zealand: 62–7, 1 January 1994, ISSN 0810-1906
- ^ 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, v30 (n1), American Library Association: 191(1), ISSN 0009-4978
- ^ Fenge, Terry (1 September 1994), "Taming the Great South Land: A History of the Conquest of Nature in Australia", Alternatives, v20 (n4), Alternatives, Inc: 39(2), ISSN 0002-6638
- ^ "Doomladen in tone". The Canberra Times. Vol. 66, no. 20, 643. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 19 October 1991. p. 54. Retrieved 19 August 2021 – via National Library of Australia.