Redefining the Bonds of Commonwealth, 1939-1948: The Politics of Preference
Francine McKenzie
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Description for Redefining the Bonds of Commonwealth, 1939-1948: The Politics of Preference
Hardcover. This work is a study of the changing attitudes of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to Britain and the Commonwealth in the 1940s and the effect of those changes on their individual and collective standing in international affairs. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFC; 3JJP; HBG; HBJD1; HBJH; HBJM; HBLW3; HBWQ; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 27. Weight in Grams: 671.
This work is a path-breaking study of the changing attitudes of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to Britain and the Commonwealth in the 1940s and the effect of those changes on their individual and collective standing in international affairs. The focus is imperial preference, the largest discriminatory tariff system in the world and a potent symbol of Commonwealth unity. It is based on archival research in Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
This work is a path-breaking study of the changing attitudes of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa to Britain and the Commonwealth in the 1940s and the effect of those changes on their individual and collective standing in international affairs. The focus is imperial preference, the largest discriminatory tariff system in the world and a potent symbol of Commonwealth unity. It is based on archival research in Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United States.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series
Number of Pages
351
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333980941
SKU
V9780333980941
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About Francine McKenzie
FRANCINE MCKENZIE is Assistant Professor in the History Department at the University of Western Ontario. She has published articles on the political and economic relations of the Commonwealth.
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