Australian between empires : the life of Percy Spender / / by David Lowe

• Autore: Lowe David
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2016
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xi, 237 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 994.05092
• Soggetto topico: Politicians - Australia; Ambassadors - Australia
• Soggetto geografico: Australia Politics and government 1901-1945; Australia Politics and government 1945-; Australia Foreign relations 1900-1945; Australia Foreign relations 1945-
• Note generali: "First published 2010 by Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd."--t.p. verso.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Acknowledgements; Abbreviations Used; Introduction; 1. The Self-Made Man; 2. Politics and Youth; 3. War; 4. Maverick; 5. New World, New Liberals; 6. Australia and Asia in the Cold War; 7. The American Century; 8. The Hague and Beyond; Reflections; Notes; Works Cited; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Part biography, part transnational history, this study details the life and career of Percy Spender, one of Australia's most prominent twentieth-century political figures. Spender served his country in government, in opposition and as an ambassador to the United States in a long and prestigious career dominated by Australian foreign policy. Spender's role in moving Australia closer towards American influence - while pushing at the boundaries of Australia's 'Britishness' - is a key element in Lowe's narrative.
• Titolo autorizzato: Australian between empires
• ISBN: 1-317-32433-1; 1-315-65619-1; 1-317-32434-X; 1-282-56269-X; 9786612562693; 1-84893-001-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910781152603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Empires in perspective ; ; no. 12.