The US lobby and Australian defence policy
Scappatura, Vince2019
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"Australian society and its leaders generally take for granted the importance and value of this nation's relationship with the United States. The US is commonly thought of as the world's great purveyor of liberal values and the rule of law, and as a powerful friend indispensable to Australian security. In The US Lobby and Australian Defence Policy Vince Scappatura demonstrates how these conceptions are underpinned by the work of the Australian American Leadership Dialogue, Australia's most important, private, pro-US lobby group. As the inner workings of this lobby are unveiled for the first time, Scappatura also discusses the considerable costs to Australia of its strong military ties to the US, draws into question notions of "benign" US power, and demonstrates that suggestions of the US keeping Australia safe from invasion are flatly wrong. For Australia's national security elite, other considerations, to do with power and wealth and spreading political influence, are to the fore."
Main title:
The US lobby and Australian defence policy / Vince Scappatura.
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Imprint:
Carlton, Victoria : Monash University Publishing, 2019.
Collation:
xxxii, 205 pages ; 24 cm.
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Notes:
Includes bibliographical notes.
Contents:
Partial contents: Part I: The alliance orthodoxy -- Chapter 1: Threats without enemies -- Chapter 2: Australia's "special relationship" -- Chapter 3: Benevolent hegemony -- Part II: The Australia-US alliance reinterpreted -- Chapter 4: Preserving western dominance -- Chapter 5: Australia as an Asia-Pacific regional power -- Part III: The US lobby and Australian elite opinion -- Chapter 6: The Australian American Leadership Dialogue -- Chapter 7: Corporate influence -- Chapter 8: Private diplomacy or pro-American lobby group? -- Chapter 9: Alliance management and the socialisation of elites.
ISBN:
9781925523522
Dewey class:
355.033594
Language:
English
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Subject:
Defence industries -- AustraliaNational security -- AustraliaLobbying -- United StatesAustralia -- Strategic aspectsAustralia -- Military relations -- United StatesUnited States -- Military relations -- AustraliaAustralia -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryAustralia -- Military policy -- 21st centuryUnited States -- Foreign relations -- AustraliaAustralia -- Foreign relations -- United States
BRN:
367343
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 355.033594 SCA | Available |