Australia and the British embrace : the demise of the Imperial ideal / Stuart Ward.

Carlton (Vic) : Melbourne Univ Pr, 2001.

23261

History -- Australia.

Nationalism -- Australia -- History.

Commonwealth law and history -- Australia.

Australia -- Politics and government -- History.

1. Sentiment and self-interest : Australia's post-war ties to Britain

2. Not just another European country : Britain and the six, 1950-1961

3. A matter of preference : Australia's response to the EEC crisis

4. A real and fundamental clash of interests: Britain's application to join the EEC

5. Without a friend in the world : McEwen and the defence of Australian trade

6. On the horns of a dilemma: Menzies and the political conundrum

7. A challenge to get cracking : Australia's revision

8. Fighting without hurting Britain : Australia's resignation

9. A temporary reprieve: the French veto

10. We must now look to the future : wider implications.

Includes bibliography and index.

0522849997

ix, 307 p.