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Author

Oakman, Daniel.

Title Facing Asia : a history of the Colombo Plan / Daniel Oakman.

Imprint

Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2010.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe JSTOR Open Ebooks	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	1 online resource
	text txt rdacontent
	computer c rdamedia
	online resource cr rdacarrier
	text file rda
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references.
Contents	The Road to Colombo -- Building a Bridge to Asia -- The Seed of Freedom -- A Good Shoe-horn for our Interests -- Face to Face with Asia -- A Toothpick to Prop Up a Swaying Skyscraper -- Crossing the Frontier.
Summary	"This book examines the public and private agendas behind Australia's foreign aid diplomacy and reveals the strategic, political and cultural aims that drove the Colombo Plan. It examines the legacy of WWII, how foreign aid was seen as crucial to achieving regional security, how the plan was sold to Australian and Asian audiences, and the changing nature of Australia's relationship with Britain and the United States. Above all this is the question of how Australia sought to project itself into the region, and how Asia was introduced into the Australian consciousness. In answering these questions, this book tells the story of how an insular society, deeply scarred by the turbulence of war, chose to face its regional future."--Publisher's description
Language	English.
Subject	Colombo Plan -- History.
	Colombo Plan
	Economic assistance -- Southeast Asia -- History.
	Economic assistance -- Political aspects -- Southeast Asia.
	Economic assistance -- Social aspects -- Southeast Asia.
	Aide économique -- Asie du Sud-Est -- Histoire.
	Aide économique -- Aspect politique -- Asie du Sud-Est.
	Aide économique -- Aspect social -- Asie du Sud-Est.
	Anthropology.
	History.
	Humanities.
	Society and social sciences Society and social sciences.
	Sociology and anthropology.
	POLITICAL SCIENCE -- World -- Australian & Oceanian.
	Economic assistance
	Economic assistance -- Political aspects
	Economic assistance -- Social aspects
	Southeast Asia
Indexed Term	social aspects.
	history.
	southeast asia.
	economic assistence.
	political aspects.
Genre/Form	History
Other Form:	Print version: Oakman, Daniel. Facing Asia : a history of the Colombo Plan. Canberra, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, ©2010 9781921666926
ISBN	9781921666933 (electronic bk.)
	1921666935 (electronic bk.)
	9781921666926 (print version)
	1921666927 (print version)
Standard No.	10.26530/OAPEN_459231 doi
	459231
	AU@ 000046083239
	AU@ 000051581757
	AU@ 000058146394
	AU@ 000060581357
	GBVCP 100865485X