Australia on the World Stage: History, Politics, and International Relations

ISBN-13: 9781032117188 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 240 str.

Bridget Brooklyn; Benjamin Jones; Rebecca Strating

Opis

This book offers a fresh examination of Australia’s past and present. From the complex interactions of First Nations to modern international relations with significant partners and allies, it examines the forces which have influenced the place now called Australia both historically and today.

Spis treści

1. When and Where is Australia? Part I 2. Before Australia 3. Australia Before Responsible Government (1606 – 1856) 4. From British Australasia to Federation: No Linear Progression 5. Federation to the Second World War: Australian Identity and Anzac 6. British Dominion to Almost Republic: Australia Responds to the End of Empire 7. First Nations and Australia: Walking Together or Walking Alone? Part II 8. The Unbreakable Alliance? Strategic Dependence and Australia’s US Alliance 9. The Harder They Fall: Australia-China relations in Xi Jinping’s New Era 10. Australia-Japan Relations: Close Ties and Shared Aspirations 11. Australia and Indonesia: The Persistence of Distance between Proximate Neighbours 12. Pacific Nation or Neighbour: Australia’s Relationship with New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific 13. Australia’s Southern Flank: Antarctica 14. Australia and the United Nations