Queen Elizabeth's visit showed a strong remaining affection for the crown, despite the nation's shift of its power alliances to the USA. In the USA, McCarthyism crashed with the discrediting of its leading figure; in Argentina the autocratic populist movement of Peron came to an end; West Germany continued its spectacular economic growth; and Yugoslavia made a bid for neutrality, weakening the Soviet Union's grip on the Balkan states.
By:
Professor Julius Stone
Imprint: Sydney University Press
Country of Publication: Australia
Edition: Volume 5
Volume: 5
Dimensions:
Height: 250mm,
Width: 176mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 400g
ISBN: 9781743326107
ISBN 10: 1743326106
Series: Letters to Australia
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 October 2019
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Editors Preface Selected contents – over 100 talks in total Economic development in the UK and US; problems of POWs from Korean War; reflections on 1953 Messrs Dulles, Eden, Churchill on Western Defence Strategy Korean POW problems; pilotless bombers Royal power and royal influence – reflections on the visit of Queen Elizabeth II The German Problem and the UK-Soviet Treaty Proposal, and a comment on McCarthyism Austro-Soviet Treaty and the occupation of Germany; Soviet proposal for European security Achievements and failures of the Berlin Conference Mrs Petrov – issues of diplomatic asylum Diplomatic rupture – Soviet reaction to Australian actions in Petrov Affair French position in Indochina crumbles; US administration foreshadows veto on UN admission for China Territorial waters – Peru’s claim, international practice President Eisenhower’s TV broadcast to the nation: a new technique in foreign policy Yugoslavia’s bid for neutrality, and differences among European powers Peron flees Argentina; Mr Casey in Washington; the Soviets respond on disarmament Atoms for peace, crisis in French politics Soviet and Western proposals for European security Crisis in Guatemala – liberation or invasion? Big Four deadlock on disarmament; France arms Egypt Reaction to the Soviet h-bomb test; the Baghdad Conference on the Middle East; South Africa moves toward white domination The UN admits 18 new nations; Soviet overtures to Asia Japan moves to renew trade with Communist China Index
Julius Stone (1907–1985) was Challis professor of jurisprudence and international law at the University of Sydney from 1942 to 1972, then adjunct professor at the University of New South Wales, until his death.
