| ID | 111160 |
| Title Proper | Menzies' Asia policy and the anachronistic fallacy |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Jones, David Martin ; Benvenuti, Andrea |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | A powerful orthodoxy exists in the academic literature devoted to the history of Australia's post-1945 international relations. It maintains that suspicion and condescension permeated the attitude of the Menzies government (1949-66) towards Asia. Accordingly, Menzies' regional policies not only prevented Australia from engaging meaningfully with its Asian neighbours, but they also ended up antagonising them. This article critiques this view and instead contends that the assumptions that inform the contemporary construction of Menzies' regional policy are overdetermined by an anachronistic disregard for the diplomatic dynamics, political challenges and economic realities of cold war Asia. |
| `In' analytical Note | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 66, No.2; Apr 2012: p.206-222 |
| Journal Source | Australian Journal of International Affairs Vol. 66, No.2; Apr 2012: p.206-222 |
| Key Words | Anachronism and Orthodoxy in Contemporary Scholarship Australia and its Region after 1949 ; Menzies Foreign Policy ; Australia |