Australia's northern shield? : Papua New Guinea and the defence of Australia since 1880 / Bruce Hunt...
Australia's northern shield? : Papua New Guinea and the defence of Australia since 1880 / Bruce Hunt...
Australia's northern shield? : Papua New Guinea and the defence of Australia since 1880 / Bruce Hunt.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Clayton, Victoria Monash University Publishing, [2017].
Call Numbers
G 2018/1796 , H 2017/1036
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xxvi, 374 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 24 cm.
Content type
cartographic image
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part 1: The shield -- Chapter 1: Securing the shield 1880-1920 -- Chapter 2: The shield is raised 1920-1945 -- Part 2: The spectre of Indonesia - protecting Papua New Guinea -- Chapter 3: The West New Guinea dispute 1949-1951 -- Chapter 4: The West New Guinea dispute 1952-1956 -- Chapter 5: The West...
Publication information
Publisher
Clayton, Victoria Monash University Publishing, [2017].
Place of Publication
Victoria
Date Published
[2017].
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Australian
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This book is the first to draw extensively on the recently released highly classified notes of the cabinet room discussions of successive Australian Governments from 1950 to the mid-1970s and details the changing attitude of the nation’s leaders towards the place of Papua New Guinea in Australia’s defence and security outlook. The Cabinet notebooks...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Australia's northern shield? : Papua New Guinea and the defence of Australia since 1880 / Bruce Hunt.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 348-363) and index.
State Reference Library copy at G 2018/1796: Submission for Premier’s Literary Award 2018
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2017
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2018/1796 , H 2017/1036
Record Identifier
74VKVaPRxrey
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVaPRxrey
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781925495409
DDC
327.940953
MMS ID
991024099709902626
