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Reviews the book 'Australian Archaeologist. Collected Papers in Honour of Jim Allen,' edited by Atholl Anderson and Tim Murray.

Reviews the book 'Native Title and the Transformation of Archaeology in the Postcolonial World (Oceania monograph 50),' edited by Ian Lilley.

Reviews the book 'Australian Biogeography on Fire,' by edited by R.A. Bradstock, J.E. Williams and A.M. Gill.

Reviews the book "A Record in Stone: The Study of Australia's Flaked Stone Artefacts," by Simon Holdaway and Nicola Stern.

Reviews the book "A Record in Stone: The Study of Australia's Flaked Stone Artefacts," by Simon Holdaway and Nicola Stern.

Changing socioeconomic conditions induce changes in farm enterprise activities of individual farmers and in the regional structure of farm enterprises. A theory of instrumental activity, which focuses on the concept of enterprise commitments, is developed to explain the processes of stability and change of farm enterprises. The theory is applied to woolgrowers in Australia who were confronted by an economic crisis during the late 1960's and early 1970's. Confidence in, and attachment to, woolgrowing were found to be important components of enterprise commitment, which were related to whether woolgrowers kept their sheep or diversified into beef cattle and cash grain growing. As hypothesized, diversification was related to the relative balance of socioeconomic profit. Support of these hypotheses bolsters confidence in the utility of instrumental activity theory in dealing with problems of stability and change in farm enterprise activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reviews the documentary television series "First Australians," directed by Rachel Perkins and Beck Cole.

The article reviews the book "Yumbulyumbulmantha ki-Awarawu. All Kinds of Things from Country. Yanyuwa Ethnobiological Classification," by John Bradley, Miles Holmes, Dinah Norman Marrngawi, Annie Isaac Karrakayn, Jemima Miller Wuwarlu and Ida Ninganga.

Reviews the book 'The Didjeridu: From Arnhem Land to Internet,' edited by K. Neuenfeldt.