Redefining the Bonds of Commonwealth, 1939-1948
F. McKenzie
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Description for Redefining the Bonds of Commonwealth, 1939-1948
Paperback. This book examines the redefinition of the Commonwealth in the 1940s in response to the emergence of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa as independent and discrete actors in international affairs. Series: Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJD; HBJD1; HBJF; HBJH; HBJM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
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
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Imperial and Post-Colonial Studies Series
Number of Pages
351
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349430215
SKU
V9781349430215
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99-15
About F. 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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