| Main Title: |
Australia and the British embrace : the demise of the imperial ideal / Stuart Ward. |
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| Author: |
Ward, Stuart James
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| Imprint: |
Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2001. |
| Collation: |
ix, 307 p. : notes, bib., index, pbk ; 24 cm. |
| Summary: |
1. Sentiment and Self-interest: Australia's Post-War Ties to Britain -- 2. 'Not just another European country': Britain and 'The Six', 1950-1961 -- 3. A Matter of Preference: Australia's Response to the EEC Crisis -- 4. 'A real and fundamental clash of interests': Britain's Application to Join the EEC -- 5. 'Without a friend in the world': McEwen and the Defence of Australian Trade -- 6. 'On the horns of a dilemma': Menzies and the Political Conundrum -- 7. 'A challenge to get cracking': Australia's Revision -- 8. 'Fighting without hurting Britain': Australia's Resignation -- 9. 'A temporary reprieve': The French Veto -- 10. 'We must now look to the future': Wider Implications. |
| Subject: |
Nationalism
Politics and Government - Australia
Foreign policy and relations
Great Britain
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| ISBN: |
0522849997 (pbk.) 0522850154 (hbk.) |
| Notes: |
Until a generation ago, "Britishness" lay at the heart of Australian political culture. How and why did this fundamental idea lose its meaning for Australians and their political institutions? Australia and the British Embrace is an engrossing account of the unraveling of Britishness in Australian political life.
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