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Rethinking the Australian Dilemma: Studies in Transnationalism

Autor Bill Apter
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 apr 2021
This book explains how and why, Australian governments shifted from their historical relationship with Britain to the beginning of a primary reliance on the United States between 1942 and 1957. It shows that, while the Curtin and Chifley ALP governments sought to maintain and strengthen Australiäs links with Britain, the Menzies administration took decisive steps towards this realignment. There is broad acceptance that the end of British Australia only occurred in the 1960s and that the initiative for change came from Britain rather than Australia. This book rejects this consensus, which fundamentally rests on the idea of Australia remaining part of a British World until the UK attempts to join the European Community in the 1960s. Instead, it demonstrates that critical steps ending British Australia occurred in the 1950s and were initiated by Australia. These Australian actions were especially pronounced in the economic sphere, which has been largely overlooked in the current consensus. Australiäs understanding of its national self-interest outweighed its sense of Britishness.¿
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781433181399
ISBN-10: 1433181398
Pagini: 292
Dimensiuni: 150 x 225 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Peter Lang Copyright AG
Seria Studies in Transnationalism


Notă biografică

Bill Apter is an independent historian with a PhD from the University of NSW. He was born in England but has lived in Australia for half his life. Prior to completing his PhD, he qualified as a chartered accountant and worked in investment banking and the education sector.


Cuprins

Kinship ¿ Introduction The Anzac Dilemma ¿ The Dependent Dominion: Australia in 1941 ¿ Estrangement ¿ The War Economy ¿ ¿Australia Looks to America,¿ 1942¿ 43 ¿ Reconciliation ¿ ¿Recovering Our Lost Property,¿ 1943¿ 44 ¿ The Chifley Government: Policy Motivation ¿ Post War Reconstruction and Economic Choices, 1945¿ 49 ¿ Separation¿ National Development and the Sterling Bloc, 1951¿ 52 ¿ Aligning with America, 1952¿ 57 ¿ Conclusion ¿ Index.

Descriere

This book explains how and why, between 1942 and 1957, Australian governments shifted from their historical relationship with Britain to the beginning of a primary reliance on the United States.