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Incorrigible Optimist A Political Memoir.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Melbourne :
Melbourne University Publishing,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Justice: Being careful what you wish for-Civil libertarian-A national bill of rights-Law reformer-Failed constitutional reformer-The joys of opposition-Becoming Attorney-General-Biggles-Combe-Ivanov-The trials of Lionel Murphy-Ministerial dreams and realities
- 2 Race: Death in Alice-Growing up in the 1950s-Aboriginal legal services and land rights-Mabo in the Senate-Mandela and apartheid-The changing face of Australian racism-Indigenous recognition and reconciliation-Legislating against race hatred
- 4 Diplomacy: New dawn-Inheriting the Labor tradition-Becoming Foreign Minister-'His mind craves structures'-National interests and good international citizenship-National capabilities-United States alliance-Middle power diplomacy-Setting priorities-South Pacific-Aid, human rights and the environment-Cooperative security-Australia and the United Nations
- 5 Cooperation: At home in Asia-Indonesia-East Timor-Peace in Cambodia-Regional economic and security architecture-ASEAN-Japan-China v. United States-India and the Indo-Pacific-Middle East-UK and Europe-Russia-Effective foreign policymaking
- 6 Conflict: Vietnam at war-When is it right to fight?-Leading the International Crisis Group-What makes for successful NGOs-Lessons for preventing deadly conflict-Staying optimistic in a dangerous world
- 7 Atrocities: Life and death in Cambodia-The horror of Rwanda and the Balkans-Conceiving the responsibility to protect-Birth of a new international norm-What R2P has achieved-Why pessimism is premature
- 8 Weapons: Reliving Hiroshima-The inhumanity of nuclear weapons-Australia's responses-The Canberra Commission-Co-chairing the Australia-Japan ICNND-Fading of the Obama dream-Lessons for frustrated nuclear disarmers-Chemical weapons
- 9 Education: State school scholarship boy-Melbourne University-Oxford-Teaching and learning-ANU Chancellor-'The fish rots from the head'-Challenges for Australian universities-What makes for a great university