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1 online resource |
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MUP academic |
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MUP academic monograph series.
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| Contents |
Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; PART I: ORIGINS OF CHIFLEY'S INTERNATIONALISM; 1. 'Mr. JB Chifley ... a great friend of India'; 2. From Bathurst to Canberra; PART II: CHIFLEY AND ECONOMIC INTERNATIONALISM; 3. Chifley and the Great Depression; 4. Chifley and the World Economy, from 1941 to 1949; PART III: CHIFLEY AND AUSTRALIAN FOREIGN POLICY TOWARDS ASIA; 5. Chifley and Post-colonial Asia; 6. Chifley and Nehru-Fellow Internationalists; PART IV: CHIFLEY AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NEW COLLECTIVE POLITICAL-STRATEGIC ORDER; 7. The Japanese Peace Settlement |
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8. Chifley and the Cold WarPART V: CONCLUSION; 9. A Receptivity to 'New Ideas and to the Impact of New Conditions'; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Joseph Benedict (Ben) Chifley, former train driver and Prime Minister of Australia from 1945 to 1949, lived through two economic depressions and two world wars. This, combined with his rural background and commitment to the labour movement, played a major role in the development of his internationalist perspective. Often overlooked by historians, Chifley believed that the only way to avoid war and economic depression was through the establishment of international rules-based economic and collective security institutions. These were beliefs he had held since the early 1930s. Chifley was a prime minister with a keen interest in post-war Asia, who understood that the old colonial order was ending. He was a great admirer of the Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. This book reveals the extraordinary convergence of worldviews of two fellow internationalists, Chifley and Nehru. This convergence can be seen in their views on the need to adjust to a changing post-colonial world; their internationalism; their support for the United Nations; their opposition to Western colonialism; their anti-war attitudes and their animosity towards the American and British Cold War framework through which the post-war world was viewed |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 05, 2019) |
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Chifley, J. B. (Joseph Benedict), 1885-1951.
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| SUBJECT |
Chifley, J. B. (Joseph Benedict), 1885-1951 fast |
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political
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Politics and government
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Australia -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009600
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Australia -- Politics and government -- 1901-1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009599
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Australia
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Electronic books
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collective biographies.
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Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780522874716 |
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0522874711 |
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