| Description |
1 online resource (230 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics Series |
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Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- List of acronyms and abbreviations -- Key people -- Acknowledgements -- Author -- Introduction -- From a dependent country to a dependent ally -- Whitlam advocated a more independent foreign policy -- Whitlam's roadmap towards a more independent foreign policy -- Asserting independence from Australia's traditional allies -- Adjusting Australia's relationship with Asia -- Establishing Australia's image as a country with an independent foreign policy at the international stage |
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The rationale behind Whitlam's pursuit of an independent foreign policy -- About this book -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 1: Not a "camp-follower" anymore -- The difference between Whitlam and McMahon's thinking on Australia's relationship with Britain -- The British proposal to transfer the BBC relay station to Christmas Island -- Britain's Response to the East African Asians Crisis: Kenyan Exodus & Ugandan Expulsion -- The Anglo-Australia interaction over the Ugandan Asian crisis -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: In pursuit of judicial independence |
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A thorny issue left over by Australia's colonial past -- To dust off the cobwebs in a rush -- A domestic-policy issue or a foreign-policy issues? -- Australian constitutional tussle in London -- The Australian Commonwealth Government's dilemma -- Who controls the formal conduit for advice to the Queen? -- When Labour came across Labor... -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: From "forward defence" to "continental defence" -- A debate among historians -- The defence arrangement of Malaysia and Singapore after the British withdrawal -- The Gorton Government's stance on the FPDA |
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Should Australia station military forces in Malaysia and Singapore? -- The tendency towards bipartisanship -- The decision to withdraw -- The regional response -- To pull Australia back -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: The spectre of nuclear testing -- French nuclear tests in Polynesia -- Whitlam's protest against the French nuclear tests -- The Heath Government sought to avoid embroiling themselves in the dispute -- "A convenient pretext to invoke" -- A saga that has no ending -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Stuck between two worlds |
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The origin of the US military bases in Diego Garcia -- The role of the British Government -- The evolution of the Australian Government's position -- Why did the Whitlam Government protest against the proposal for the expansion of Diego Garcia? -- The tacit understanding among Washington, London and Canberra -- Australia urged the US and the Soviet to reach a mutual restraint agreement -- Fraser swung Australia's posture back to the conservative position -- A knot to be untied -- Acknowledgement -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6: The triumph of realism |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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"New nationalism" and "new internationalism" |
| Subject |
Whitlam, Gough, 1916-2014.
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| SUBJECT |
Whitlam, Gough, 1916-2014 fast |
| Subject |
Diplomatic relations
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Foreign relations -- 1945-
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009590
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| Subject |
Australia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000927931 |
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1000927938 |
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