Australia's China odyssey : from euphoria to fear
Curran, James, 1973-2022
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Australia's relationship with China is one of the dominant geopolitical stories of our times. The need to understand the tectonic forces of history moving beneath the surface of these critical events has never been more pressing. In Australia's China Odyssey, acclaimed historian James Curran explores this crucial and complicated relationship through the prism of the prime ministers who have handled relations with Beijing since Whitlam in 1972. Much recent analysis assumes that managing China has been difficult only since 2017. Yet this relationship has always been difficult. And while there have been moments of euphoria and uplift - moments, even, when some believed Australia could have a 'special relationship' with China - high anxiety and fear have often trailed closely in that slipstream. This book provides historical ballast to a debate so often mired in the parochialism of the present. The task of adjusting to China's rise is the greatest challenge Australian diplomacy has faced since Japan's revisionist attempts to remake East Asia in the 1930s. Ultimately, while China under Xi Jinping has indeed changed, and while there is justifiable alarm concerning the course of Beijing's aggressive and authoritarian nationalism, Australia's China Odyssey asks whether we have the courage to look in the mirror and see what this debate also reveals about Australia. Reflecting on the 2022 change in government in his postscript, Curran tackles an even harder question: the future of Australia's China policy.
Main title:
Australia's China odyssey : from euphoria to fear / James Curran.
Author:
Curran, James, 1973-, author
Imprint:
Sydney, NSW : NewSouth, 2022.©2022
Collation:
xxxi, 319 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction1 Red glow2 Euphoric realism3 Great cause4 China's coming5 Shanghai curtains6 Brutal realism7 Fear and greed8 Standing up9 Drums of warConclusionPostscriptAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex.
ISBN:
97817422371529781742237152
Dewey class:
327.94051327.94
Language:
English
Subject:
International relationsAustralia -- Foreign relations -- ChinaAustralia -- Politics and government -- 20th centuryAustralia -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryChina -- Foreign relations -- AustraliaChina -- Politics and government -- 20th centuryChina -- Politics and government -- 21st century
BRN:
518845
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 327.94 CUR | Available |