Australia and the British embrace : the demise of the imperial ideal / Stuart Ward
- Bib ID:
- 2701876
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Ward, Stuart
- Description:
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- Carlton South, Vic. : Melbourne University Press, 2001
- ix, 307 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0522849997 (paperback)
- 0522850154 (hardback)
- Summary:
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This title argues that that the steady waning of "British race patriotism" in Australia did not occur because of assertive Australian cultural nationalism, rather it was a reaction to the UK's determination to carve out a new political and economic future as a member of the European Community.
- Full contents:
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- 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.
- Notes:
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- Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-299) and index.
- Tertiary/Undergraduate, General
- Subject:
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 2001
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