ANZUS and the early Cold War [electronic resource] : strategy and diplomacy between Australia, New Zealand and the United States, 1945-1956 / Andrew Kelly.
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TextPublisher: Open Book Publishers, Description: 1 online resource (216 pages) : 18 illustrationsISBN: 9781783744961; 9781783744978; 9781783744985Subject(s): ANZUS Council | Alliances -- History -- 20th century | Australia -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 20th century | New Zealand -- Foreign relations -- United States -- 20th century | Pacific Area -- Foreign relations | Pacific Area -- National security | United States -- Foreign relations -- Australia -- 20th century | United States -- Foreign relations -- New Zealand -- 20th century | United States -- Foreign relations -- Pacific Area -- 20th centuryOnline resources: Connect to e-book | Connect to cover image | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliography (pages 183-195) and index.
Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction: Disharmonious Allies -- Part One: Origins. 1. Defence Problems in the Pacific ; 2. Japan, ANZAM, and the Bomb ; 3. Movement Toward an Alliance ; 4. ANZUS Negotiations -- Part Two: ANZUS in Force. 5. Post-Treaty Issues ; 6. Crisis in Southeast Asia ; 7. A Horrible Dilemma in the Taiwan Straits ; 8. Suez -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- List of Illustrations -- Index.
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"The ANZUS Alliance was a defence arrangement between Australia, New Zealand and the United States that shaped international policy in the aftermath of the Second World War and the early stages of the Cold War. Forged by influential individuals and impacting on global events including the Japanese Peace Treaty, the Korean War and the Suez Crisis, the ANZUS Alliance was a crucial factor in the seismic changes that took place in the second half of the twentieth century. In this compact and accessible study, Andrew Kelly lays out the tensions that underpinned the formation of the Alliance, as each power sought to extract maximum influence and prestige. He examines how the ANZUS powers worked together (or failed to do so) when responding to massive global events including the rise of the People's Republic of China and the waning of the British Empire. Kelly comprehensively explores the reasons why Australia and New Zealand disagreed so regularly about mutual security issues, how US global leadership shaped ANZUS, and the British impact on the trilateral relationship, and outlines how these issues set the foundations for today's world order. ANZUS and the Early Cold War is essential reading for historians of Australian, New Zealand and American international relations in the twentieth century. Its concise format and readable style will also appeal to general readers interested in the history and foreign policies of these nations, and to anyone who wants to know more about the individual and geopolitical tensions that beset any major alliance."--Publisher's website.
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