1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910454623403321

Autore

Ellis Sylvia

Titolo

Historical dictionary of Anglo-American relations [[electronic resource] /] / Sylvia Ellis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Scarecrow Press, 2009

ISBN

1-282-49966-1

9786612499661

0-8108-6297-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Collana

Historical dictionaries of U.S. diplomacy ; ; 10

Disciplina

327.4107303

Soggetti

Electronic books.

United States Foreign relations Great Britain Dictionaries

Great Britain Foreign relations United States Dictionaries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-311).

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Acronyms and Abbreviations; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Appendix A List of U.S. Presidents and Secretaries of State; Appendix B List of British Prime Ministers and Foreign Secretaries; Appendix C List of U.S. Ambassadors to Great Britain; Appendix D List of British Ambassadors to the United States; Bibliography; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

The Historical Dictionary of Anglo-American Relations surveys Anglo-American relations from 1607 to the present and covers key events, individuals, and issues that have played a part in its history. With an emphasis on the political and economic relationship between Britain and the United States, but also featuring the cultural links between the two. This is done through a list of acronyms and abbreviations, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, appendices, and hundreds of cross-referenced entries.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910508501203321

Autore

Cuffe Honae

Titolo

The Genesis of a Policy : Defining and Defending Australia's National Interest in the Asia-Pacific, 1921-57

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Canberra, : ANU Press, 2021

Canberra : , : ANU Press, , 2021

©2021

ISBN

9781760464691

1760464694

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (260 pages)

Disciplina

327.94

Soggetti

Australasian & Pacific history

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000

International relations

Australia Foreign relations Asia

Australia Foreign relations Pacific Area

Australia Foreign relations 1900-1945

Asia Foreign relations Australia

Pacific Area Foreign relations Australia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction: A unique strategic position -- Part 1 -- 1. The interwar setting and Australia's strategic outlook, 1921-31 -- 2. Increasing assertiveness in foreign and economic affairs, 1931-35 -- 3. Expectations of the empire connection and the Trade Diversion Policy, 1936-37 -- Part 2 -- 4. 'A chronic lack of self‑reliance'? Australia's response to the coming Pacific War, 1937-41 -- 5. 'An undoubted right to speak': Projecting Australia's influence in the postwar Asia-Pacific, 1942-45 -- Part 3 -- 6. The new order: Australia's perspective on Commonwealth engagement with South-East Asia and the South Pacific, 1946-50 -- 7. A confluence of interests: Australia realigns with the US, 1951-57 -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- Blank Page.



Sommario/riassunto

The years 1921-57 marked a period of immense upheaval for Australia as the nation navigated economic crises, the threat of aggressive Japanese expansion and shifting power distributions with the world transitioning from British leadership to that of the US.