Facing North, Volume 2: 1970s to 2000 (Facing North series) [Paperback]

Peter Edwards (Editor), David Goldsworthy (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0522850405 | ISBN-13: 978-0522850406 | Publication Date: September 1, 2004

Australian-Asian relations from the 1970s to 2000 are chronicled in this second volume in the Facing North series. Utilizing extensive official government sources and private collections from ministers and public servants, this volume explores the changing relations between the two regions with a focus on integration; political, social, and economic alliances; and international affairs. This text combines the discussion of broad policy themes with a detailed analysis of specific topics such as human rights, globalization, immigration, rapid regional growth, and economic crises.

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About the Author

Peter Edwards is an honorary professor at Deakin University, Melbourne, and a visiting professor at the University of New South Wales at the Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra. He is the official historian and general editor of the nine-volume Official History of Australia's Involvement in Southeast Asian Conflicts 1948–75 and the author of Crises and Commitments and A Nation at War. David Goldsworthy is an honorary professorial fellow in the school of political and social inquiry at Monash University. He is the editor of Facing North, Volume 1, 1901 to the 1970s and the author of Losing the Blanket.

Product Details

• Paperback: 492 pages
• Publisher: Melbourne University Publishing (September 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0522850405
• ISBN-13: 978-0522850406
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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