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Divided Allies - Strategic Cooperation against the Communist Threat in the Asia-Pacific during the Early Cold War (Hardcover)
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Divided Allies - Strategic Cooperation against the Communist Threat in the Asia-Pacific during the Early Cold War (Hardcover)
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By directly challenging existing accounts of post-World War II
relations among the United States of America, the United Kingdom,
Australia, and New Zealand, Divided Allies is a significant
contribution to transnational and diplomatic history. At its heart,
Divided Allies examines why strategic cooperation among these
closely allied Western powers in the Asia-Pacific region was
limited during the early Cold War. Thomas K. Robb and David James
Gill probe the difficulties of security cooperation as the
leadership of these four states balanced intramural competition
with the need to develop a common strategy against the Soviet Union
and the new communist power, the People's Republic of China. Robb
and Gill expose contention and disorganization among non-communist
allies in the early phase of containment strategy in Asia-Pacific.
In particular, the authors note the significance of economic,
racial, and cultural elements to planning for regional security and
they highlight how these domestic matters resulted in international
disorganization. Divided Allies shows that, amidst these
contentious relations, the antipodean powers Australia and New
Zealand occupied an important role in the region and successfully
utilized quadrilateral diplomacy to advance their own national
interests, such as the crafting of the 1951 ANZUS collective
security treaty. As fractious as were allied relations in the early
days of NATO, Robb and Gill demonstrate that the post-World War II
Asia-Pacific was as contentious, and that Britain and the
commonwealth nations were necessary partners in the development of
early global Cold War strategy.
General
Imprint: |
Cornell University Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
November 2019 |
Authors: |
Thomas K Robb
• David James Gill
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
288 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5017-4184-5 |
Categories: |
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LSN: |
1-5017-4184-5 |
Barcode: |
9781501741845 |
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