Title Threats, fear, politics and the shaping of insecurity 1946-1955 / by Johannes Werner Steinbach

Published [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005

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Description [iv], 271 leaves ; 30 cm Summary Governments use fear to promote political objectives. Through the exaggeration of external threats, fear as conceptualised in the writings of Hobbes, Barry Buzan, David Campbell and others, became a major factor in shaping Australia's post-war foreign and defence policies which were also intended to serve the government's domestic political agenda Notes Degree conferred 2006 Submitted to the School of History, Heritage and Society of the Faculty of Arts, Deakin University Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2005 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (leaves 251-271) Subject Menzies, Robert, 1894-1978. National security -- Australia -- 1945-1965 SUBJECT Australia -- Foreign relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009588 -- 1945-1965 Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- 1945-1965 Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Defence policies -- 1945-1965 Genre/Form Academic theses. Author Deakin University. Faculty of Arts. Deakin University. School of History, Heritage and Society

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