The Prickly Pair: Making Nationalism in Australia and New Zealand
This book, written by a former senior civil servant and diplomat, reviews the relationship between Australia and New Zealand, with their common but different origins as colonies in the British Empire and their quite different characters today. In a highly readable text, the author tells the stories of the two countries, looks at their common endeavors, discusses their futures and considers the tricky question of whether New Zealand should merge with Australia.
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McLean takes the divergence of the two seemingly similar countries as a case study for investigating the nature of nationalism. He looks at what they have in common, the conflicting attractions of globalism and nationalism, and nationalism in Australia and New Zealand. He has served New Zealand as a member of the foreign service, Secretary of Defense, and Ambassador to the US. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Preface9Introduction13Pt. IThe AntipodeansCh. 1Antipodean Attitudes21Ch. 2In the Beginning: Places Apart29Ch. 3Foundations41Ch. 4Companions of the British Empire63Ch. 5Brothers in Arms83Ch. 6Rivalry in Patriotism105Ch. 7Ties that Bind127Ch. 8Economic Travails145Ch. 9The Art of Building Economic Bridges157Pt. IIGlobalism v NationalismCh. 10The Yearnings of Nationalism175Ch. 11Does Globalism Trump Nationalism?189Ch. 12A World Going Two Ways at Once203Pt. IIIAustralian and New Zealand NationalismCh. 13Who and Why and Which and What Are They?219Ch. 14Differences239Ch. 15The Antipodean Skein267Ch. 16The Parochial Streak283Ch. 18The Aerial Fabrick283Notes309Index317
