Ministers, Mandarins and Diplomats: Australian Foreign Policy Making, 1941-1969 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780522850475)

In the three decades from the beginning of World War II Australia emerged on the world stage as an independent actor in foreign affairs. The key institution overseeing the development of Australia's international status and foreign policy during that period was the Department of External Affairs.
This stimulating collection of essays explores the history of this government department as it grew from being a small amateur bureaucratic player to become a professional global network.
This book sheds new light on the major figures in Australian international history, H. V. 'Doc' Evatt, Percy Spender, Richard Casey, Garfield Barwick and Paul Hasluck--and their relationships with their senior bureaucratic advisers. The experiences of Australian diplomats, as they joined the Department of External Affairs as junior recruits and worked overseas, are also examined.
Ministers, Mandarins and Diplomats tells the story of the people, the events and the ideas that shaped Australian foreign policy and gave Australia its identity in the eyes of the rest of the world.

Author: Christopher Waters, Joan Beaumont
ISBN-10: 0522850472
ISBN-13: 9780522850475
Publisher: Melbourne University
Language: English
Published: 03/02/1999
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.97lbs
Size: 9.22h x 6.10w x 0.65d