Brooks, Edwin
BROOKS, Edwin
BROOKS, Edwin. Australian (born Wales), b. 1929. Genres: Geography. Career: Lecturer, 1954-66, 1970-72, Sr. Lecturer in Geography 1972-77, and Dean of College Studies, 1975-77, University of Liverpool; Dean of Commerce, 1977-88, and Deputy Principal, 1988-89, Charles Sturt University-Riverina (formerly Riverina-Murray Institute of Higher Education), Wagga Wagga, N. S. W. Councillor, Birkenhead, Cheshire, 1958-67; Labour M.P. for Bebington, 1966-70. Publications: This Crowded Kingdom, 1973; (ed.) Tribes of the Amazon Basin in Brazil, 1973. Address: Inchnadamph, Gregadoo Rd, Wagga Wagga, NSW 2650, Australia.
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