Academic ambassadors, Pacific allies : Australia, America and the Fulbright Program /

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This study is the first in-depth analysis of the Fulbright exchange program in a single country. Drawing on previously unexplored archives and oral history, the authors investigate the educational, political and diplomatic dimensions of a complex bi-national program as experienced by Australian and...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Garner, Alice (Author), Kirkby, Diane (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2019
Series:Key studies in diplomacy.
Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Fulbright Association.
Exchange of persons programs, Australian > History > 20th century.
Exchange of persons programs, American > History > 20th century.
Fulbright scholarships > Australia.
Australia > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Australia.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 'Free gift' or 'infiltration'? : negotiating the Fulbright Agreement
  • 'A steady stream of new problems' : politics and teething issues
  • 'Bright scientific moles' v. 'goodwill ambassador extroverts' : choosing a Fulbright scholar
  • 'Mutual benefit' v. 'the needs of the country' : programming academic fields
  • 'Meeting [our] domestic Communism problem' : Cold War governance and the public university
  • Education, or 'part of our foreign policy'? : at war in Vietnam
  • 'Experience is the only teacher' : academic ambassadors interpret 'mutual understanding'
  • 'Just because one is a woman' : forging careers and changing the gender landscape
  • From 'White Australia' to 'the race question in America' : confronting racial diversity
  • 'In the climate of continuing financial restraint' : finding a sustainable future in the neo-liberal university.

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