Fear of Security: Australia's Invasion Anxiety
Anthony Burke
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Description
Rarely has security been such a preoccupation of Australian politics, and rarely has it seemed so far from being achieved. This celebrated book argues that security has dominated and distorted Australia's foreign policy and national life, from Cook's first voyage to the Tampa crisis, 9/11 and Iraq. Whether in the Great War, Vietnam or the treatment of asylum seekers, Anthony Burke shows that Australia's security has been bought with the insecurity and suffering of others. Against this corrosive tradition, he offers a new - cosmopolitan and non-coercive - model of national existence and responsibility. At once a deep historical survey and an argument with its society, Fear of Security is a landmark account of how Australia relates to itself, its region and the world. Turning powerful academic and political orthodoxies on their heads, it is essential reading for those concerned with the burning questions that face Australia and the Asia-Pacific.
Product Details
Price
$43.99
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publish Date
March 10, 2008
Pages
304
Dimensions
5.4 X 8.3 X 0.8 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9780521714273
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About the Author
Anthony Burke is the author of Beyond Security, Ethics and Violence (Routledge, 2007), and co-editor of Critical Security in the Asia-Pacific (Manchester, 2007) and Introduction to International Relations: Australian Perspectives (Cambridge, 2007). He has published articles in Ethics & International Affairs, Alternatives, International Affairs, The Age, The Canberra Times and The Jakarta Post, and previously worked as a researcher in the Australian Senate. He teaches international politics at the University of New South Wales.