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Insurgent Intellectual: Essays in Honour of Professor Desmond Ball

Edited by Brendan Taylor, Nicholas Farrelly and Sheryn Lee
(ISEAS Publishing 2012), 244pp

With a distinguished career spanning more than four decades, Professor Desmond Ball is one of the world's greatest scholars of strategy and defence, Australia's home-grown giant. In this collection of essays, leading political, media and academic figures, including former United States President Jimmy Carter, pay tribute to his remarkable contributions. From a base at the Australian National University in Canberra, Professor Ball has unflinchingly researched topics from Cold War nuclear strategy and the defence of Australia to spy scandals and Southeast Asian paramilitaries. His roaming intellect, appetite for getting the facts and commitment to publishing on sensitive topics ensure he is a towering figure who has provided impeccable service to Strategic Studies, the Asia-Pacific region and the Australian community.

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Papers

The Strategic & Defence Studies Centre sells a number of 'one-off' publications, however its main focus is on two publication series, both of which focus on the themes of strategy and defence.

  1. Canberra papers on strategy and defence
  2. SDSC working papers

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