| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Series |
Free online access ; OAPEN.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Road to Colombo -- Building a Bridge to Asia -- Seed of Freedom -- A Good Shoe-horn for our Interests -- Face to Face with Asia -- A Toothpick to Prop Up a Swaying Skyscraper -- Crossing the Frontier. |
| Summary |
"This book examines the public and private agendas behind Australia's foreign aid diplomacy and reveals the strategic, political and cultural aims that drove the Colombo Plan. It examines the legacy of WWII, how foreign aid was seen as crucial to achieving regional security, how the plan was sold to Australian and Asian audiences, and the changing nature of Australia's relationship with Britain and the United States. Above all this is the question of how Australia sought to project itself into the region, and how Asia was introduced into the Australian consciousness. In answering these questions, this book tells the story of how an insular society, deeply scarred by the turbulence of war, chose to face its regional future."--Publisher's description. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Colombo Plan -- History.
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Colombo Plan. |
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History. |
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Economic assistance -- Southeast Asia -- History.
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Economic assistance. |
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Southeast Asia. |
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Economic assistance -- Political aspects -- Southeast Asia.
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Economic assistance -- Political aspects. |
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Economic assistance -- Social aspects -- Southeast Asia.
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Economic assistance -- Social aspects. |
| Indexed Term |
social aspects. |
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history. |
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southeast asia. |
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economic assistence. |
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political aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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| ISBN |
9781921666933 (electronic book) |
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1921666935 (electronic book) |
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9781921666926 (print version) |
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1921666927 (print version) |
| Standard No. |
10.26530/OAPEN_459231 |
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