A Great And Powerful Friend: A Study Of Australian American Relations Between 1900 And 1975
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Book: Good
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Pages: Yellowed
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For over seven decades, the relationship between Australia and the United States shaped the destiny of a nation still defining its place in the world — and A Great and Powerful Friend chronicles this complex alliance with rigorous scholarly precision. Norman Harper's landmark study maps the diplomatic, political, and cultural bonds forged between Canberra and Washington from the dawn of the twentieth century through to 1975, tracing how Australia navigated two World Wars, the Cold War, and the turbulent Vietnam era under the long shadow of American power. Harper writes with the authority of a seasoned historian, drawing on a wealth of primary sources to argue that Australia's relationship with America was never simply one of equals, but rather a carefully managed interdependence shaped by strategic necessity, shared values, and occasionally uncomfortable compromises. The work illuminates the tensions between national sovereignty and alliance loyalty that defined Australian foreign policy for much of the century, raising questions about dependency and identity that remain as urgent today as they were when the ink first dried on this essential text.
Author: Norman Harper
Format: Paperback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
For over seven decades, the relationship between Australia and the United States shaped the destiny of a nation still defining its place in the world — and A Great and Powerful Friend chronicles this complex alliance with rigorous scholarly precision. Norman Harper's landmark study maps the diplomatic, political, and cultural bonds forged between Canberra and Washington from the dawn of the twentieth century through to 1975, tracing how Australia navigated two World Wars, the Cold War, and the turbulent Vietnam era under the long shadow of American power. Harper writes with the authority of a seasoned historian, drawing on a wealth of primary sources to argue that Australia's relationship with America was never simply one of equals, but rather a carefully managed interdependence shaped by strategic necessity, shared values, and occasionally uncomfortable compromises. The work illuminates the tensions between national sovereignty and alliance loyalty that defined Australian foreign policy for much of the century, raising questions about dependency and identity that remain as urgent today as they were when the ink first dried on this essential text.