Australia as US Client State
The Geopolitics of De-Democratisation and Insecurity
Published on 19. August 2014
Book
Hardback
VIII, 116 pages
978-1-137-46934-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores Australia's role as a US client state and the subsequent consequences for Australian democracy. Examining whether neoliberal and neoconservative interests have hijacked democracy in Australia, Paul questions whether further de-democratisation will advance US economic and military interests.
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Edition
2014 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
VIII, 116 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-46934-2 (9781137469342)
DOI
10.1057/9781137469359
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Erik Paul is Vice-President at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney, Australia. He specialises in Australia's relations with the Asia-Pacific and issues of regional and world peace, and his last book was Neoliberal Australia and US Imperialism in East Asia (Palgrave Macmillan, 2012).
Content
1. A Warring Country 2. Anglosphere 3. Corporate State 4. Security State 5. Symbiosis 6. Designed to Fail 7. Post-democracy 8. Dangerous Liaisons