{"title":"Neville Meaney","description":"\u003cp\u003eNeville Meaney is a distinguished historian whose scholarly works focus on the intricate relationships and historical contexts of Australia on the global stage. With an emphasis on history and military themes, Meaney's writings delve into the political, diplomatic, and strategic dimensions of Australia's interactions with the world throughout the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the key works in this collection, \u003cem\u003eAustralia and the Wider World\u003c\/em\u003e, examines how Australia navigated its position and identity within a rapidly changing global landscape, highlighting the nation's growing engagement in international affairs. This book provides an insightful analysis of Australia’s evolving role beyond its geographical boundaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnother significant book, \u003cem\u003eThe Search for Security in the Pacific 1901-1914\u003c\/em\u003e, offers a deep dive into the early 20th-century geopolitical concerns and strategic decisions that shaped Australia's quest for security and stability. This work is essential for understanding the historical foundations of Australia's defence policies and international relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNeville Meaney’s collection is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the history and military aspects of Australia’s foreign policy and its impact on both regional and global scales. Exploring these titles will enrich your understanding of how Australia has navigated its place within the international community through turbulent times.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"australia-and-the-wider-world-by-neville-meaney-9781743320259","title":"Australia and the Wider World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays in \u003cem\u003eAustralia and the Wider World\u003c\/em\u003e bring together a lasting contribution to the story of Australia and the history of ideas in this country. Since the 1960s, Neville Meaney has been asking probing questions about social change and the rise of nationalism, especially as found in the making of Australia's self-image and its engagement with the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis efforts to unravel what he once called 'the riddle of Australian nationalism' have raised important, and often unsettling, challenges for Australians. Bringing together the cultural, intellectual, political, and diplomatic dimensions of the national experience, Meaney's work has been dominated by two overarching and interconnected questions: how Australians should resolve the tension between the 'community of culture' and the 'community of interest', and how they should reconcile their British heritage with their Asian moorings?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA number of topics stand out in the essays: racial discrimination and immigration, the evolution of Australia's Pacific policy, the coming of the Cold War, doubts about the American alliance, the Communist threat, and relations with Asia, notably Japan. His treatment of all of them shows how Australia was involved with the wider world and how politicians and policymakers responded to these momentous issues.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf, as Neville Meaney once wrote, the purpose of studying the past is 'to clarify the argument, mediate the passion and enlighten the judgment', then these essays, when considered singly or together, will undoubtedly have an enduring value.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46848482312428,"sku":"9781743320259","price":80.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/19104273482808.jpg?v=1758980982"},{"product_id":"the-search-for-security-in-the-pacific-1901-1914-by-neville-meaney-9781920899189","title":"The Search for Security in the Pacific 1901-1914","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Search for Security in the Pacific 1901-1914\u003c\/i\u003e is the first volume in a pioneering two-volume history of Australia's relations with the world, from the founding of the Commonwealth to the Great War and its immediate aftermath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe outbreak of the European war found the Australians resentful about the British betrayal and anxious to know what the Empire's involvement in that conflict might mean for the Pacific. This divergence of security concerns created tension between Australia's community of culture and its community of interest, between its British identity and its geopolitical circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn taking the story up to the outbreak of the European conflict, it shows the great impact that the looming presence of East Asia had on Australia's perception of the world and on the evolution of a distinctive defence and foreign policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46850380890348,"sku":"9781920899189","price":77.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/25488803482871.jpg?v=1759086006"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/neville-meaney.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}