Ministers, Mandarins and Diplomats

Australian Foreign Policy Making, 1941-1969

• Publisher: Melbourne Univ. Publishing
• Pages: 223
• ISBN_10: 0522850472
  ISBN_13: 9780522850475
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Australia & New Zealand , Political Science / General , Political Science / International Relations / General ,

Description:... "These essays explore the evolution of the Australian Department of External Affairs from its beginnings as a small amateur department to its rise as a highly professional global operation. The relationships between ministers, bureaucrats, and overseas officers are detailed, explaining the role they played in creating Australian foreign policy. Also discussed is the influence of the policies of two leading political figures, Percy Spencer and Richard Casey, whose experience spanned the political and diplomatic services of this period."