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Losing the blanket : Australia and the end of Britain's empire
David Goldsworthy
Published by Melbourne University Press (2002) |
Book description
Based on original
research in the Australian and British government archives, this
in-depth study offers a fresh look at Australian-British relations in
the 1950s and 1960s. Arriving at a period of increased interest in the
consequences of colonialism and the relationship between Australia and
Britain, especially in light of the republic debate and Australia's
recent Centenary of Federation, celebrated in 2001, it combines two
interrelated themes-that of the terminal phase of Britain's formal
empire and the aftermath of its dissolution, and the development of
Anglo-Australian relations in the same period-into a single framework
for the first time. This highly accessible text is also suitable for
general readers interested in Australian and colonial history and
politics.
About the Author
David Goldsworthy, an
honorary professorial fellow in the School of Political and Social
Inquiry at Monash University, is the author of Colonial Issues in
British Politics 1945-1961, Tom Mboya, The Conservative Government and
the End of Empire, and Facing North, Volume 1.
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