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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162719503321

Autore

Walker Andrew <1926-2012, >

Titolo

Commonwealth : a new look / / by Andrew Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, England : , : Pergamon Press Ltd., , 1978

©1978

ISBN

1-4831-5698-2

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (141 p.)

Collana

Pergamon international library of science, technology, engineering, and social studies The Commonwealth

Disciplina

909/.09/712410827

Soggetti

Commonwealth countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; The Commonwealth: A New Look; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE. What Is The Commonwealth?; CHAPTER TWO. ""A Candour Unknown Elsewhere""; CHAPTER THREE. Life At The Hub; CHAPTER FOURE. Economic And Technical Co-operation; CHAPTER FIVE. Accent On Youth; CHAPTER SIX. Willingly To School; CHAPTER SEVEN. Legal And Medical; CHAPTER EIGHT. A Family Of Parliaments; CHAPTER NINE. A Privileged Minority?; CHAPTER SIX. Willingly To School; CHAPTER SEVEN. Legal And Medical; CHAPTER EIGHT. A Family Of Parliaments; CHAPTER NINE. A Privileged Minority?

APPENDIX TWO: The Commonwealth Declaration of PrinciplesAPPENDIX THREE: Sources of Information; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

The Commonwealth: A New Look outlines the vast amount of cooperative endeavors carried out under the Commonwealth umbrella. This book begins by introducing misconceptions held about the Commonwealth and a brief account of its evolution from the British Empire. The conferences of Commonwealth leaders from the 19th century until 1975 are also described. This compilation discusses the Commonwealth cooperation programs in education, youth, law, health services, and science. A background of the work of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is likewise deliberated. The last chapter of this text