{"product_id":"documents-on-australian-foreign-policy-9781742236643","title":"Documents on Australian Foreign Policy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAustralia and the Suez Crisis 1950–1957\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the evolution of Australian policy before, during, and after the Suez Crisis. The central theme of the volume is how, in the development of the Australian policy response to that crisis, questions of identity became entangled with shifts in the relativities of national power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe documents in this volume reveal the contending perspectives among officials in Canberra, London, and Washington, which shaped the advice provided to the Menzies Government. There was a considerable gap between Prime Minister Menzies and External Affairs Minister Richard R. G. Casey regarding the British approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt includes a robust exchange of correspondence between Menzies and US President Dwight D. Eisenhower regarding US policy, the diplomatic handling of which fell largely to Casey. Additionally, it incorporates correspondence, minutes, and records of conversation from a range of government departments, as well as discussions between senior Cabinet ministers that provide new insights into the policymaking process.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849021378796,"sku":"9781742236643","price":110.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/efce5fad287537d74a36c8e2065208b6.jpg?v=1759187745","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/documents-on-australian-foreign-policy-9781742236643","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}