Fear of abandonment
Subtitle: Australia in the world since 1942
By: Allan Gyngell
Publisher: La Trobe University Press in conjunction with Black Inc.
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Carlton, VIC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9781863959186
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Foreign relations; Foreign relations administration; History; International relations
Description: In Fear of Abandonment, expert and insider Allan Gyngell tells the story of how Australia has shaped the world and been shaped by it since it established an independent foreign policy during the dangerous days of 1942. Gyngell argues that the fear of being abandoned - originally by Britain, and later by our most powerful ally, the United States - has been an important driver of how Australia acts in the world. Spanning events as diverse as the Malayan Emergency, the White Australia Policy, the Vietnam War, Whitlam in China, apartheid in South Africa, East Timorese independence and the current South China Sea dispute, this vivid narrative history reveals how Australia has evolved as a nation on the world stage. Fear of Abandonment is a gripping and authoritative account of the way Australians and their governments have helped create the world we now inhabit in the twenty-first century. In revealing the history of Australian foreign affairs, it lays the foundation for how it should change.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.